Nat King Cole — Entertainer, and Political Activist

Nat King Cole began performing in the late 1930s and spanned almost three decades, with over one hundred songs recorded that became hits on the pop charts. Cole was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor. He died of Lung Cancer at the age of forty-five.

Nathaniel Adams Coles, known professionally as Nat King Cole, was born in Montgomery, AL on March 17, 1919, and died February 15, 1965, in Santa Monica, CA. He was married to Maria Cole from 1948–1965, and Nadine Robinson from 1937–1948. He had four children Natlie, Nat Kelly, Casey and…