caption death_date death_place birth_place name birth_date spouse yearsactive image article_title birth_name occupation
muriel . photograph by carl van vechten . rahn as cora in '' the barrier '' 8 august 1961 new york , new york , united states boston , massachusetts , united states muriel rahn 12 june 1911 charles 1932 & ndash ; 1961 -rrb- -lrb- her death -rrb- rountree -lrb- divorced -rrb- dick campbell -lrb- c. 1929 & ndash ; 1961 murielrahn-barrier1 . jpg muriel rahn
 muriel ellen rahn singer , actor , musical director
muriel rahn

muriel rahn -lrb- 1911 -- 1961 -rrb- was an american vocalist and actress .
she co-founded the rose mcclendon players with her husband , dick campbell and was one of the leading black concert singers of the mid-20th century .
she is perhaps best known for her starring role in the original broadway production of `` carmen jones '' .
rahn also served as musical director of the german state theater in frankfurt .
