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Maria Callas: A Legacy Remembered on Women's History Month

3/7/2026

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Maria Callas died of a heart attack at her Paris home on March 5, 1977, at age 53.
She had expressed health concerns to friends earlier that summer.
Others claimed she was in good health and was working on her autobiography for a New York publisher.
This obituary, originally published on September 17, 1977, is being republished for Women’s History Month.

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Maria Callas died of a heart attack at her Paris home on March 5, 1977, at age 53.
She had expressed health concerns to friends earlier that summer.
Others claimed she was in good health and was working on her autobiography for a New York publisher.
This obituary, originally published on September 17, 1977, is being republished for Women’s History Month.