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Cissy Houston (1933-2024) Entertainer, autobiographer. Cissy Houston was born in and died in Newark, New Jersey.

Full Name

Cissy Houston

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline

1933

Birth

Cissy Houston was born Emily Drinkard in Newark, New Jersey, on September 30, 1933.

1983

Other Life Event

New York County: Ms. Houston performed in the original off-Broadway production of the musical, Taking My Turn, in 1983.

1998

Literary Work

How Sweet the Sound: My Life With God and Gospel
Doubleday
0385490100 / 978-0385490108
Autobiography written with Jonathan Singer.

2013

Literary Work

Remembering Whitney: My Story of Love, Loss, and the Night the Music Stopped
Harper
0062238396 / 978-0062238399
Nonfiction written with Lisa Dickey.

2024

Death

Cissy Houston died at her home in Newark, New Jersey, on October 7, 2024.

2024

Interment

Cissy Houston was interred in Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, Union County, New Jersey.

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