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Helga Meyer

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Helga Meyer
Helga Meyer
Born(1942-02-12)12 February 1942
Nuremberg, Germany
Died24 March 2000(2000-03-24) (aged 58)
Arlington, Virginia

Helga Mathilde Meyer (12 February 1942 – 24 March 2000)[1] was a German opera singer and educator.

==Personal life and career==

She was born in Nuremberg, Germany, her father was a rocket scientist. Meyer taught voice at Mary Washington College for many years; in 1977 she was a featured singer at the Salzburg Festival. She would sing in European Opera tours, and was a frequent performer at Staatstheater Nürnberg, where her daughter Sandra, who spent a large part of her time in Nuremberg until she was 12, first started performing in the children's choir.[2][3][4][5] Meyer's vocals can be heard on the soundtrack of All About Steve, a film her daughter produced and starred in.[6][7]

Helga also was the owner of Nina, a Briard championship show dog. [8]

Her daughters are Academy Award winning actress Sandra Bullock and Celebrity chef Gesine Bullock-Prado, who has appeared on many talks shows with cooking demonstrations. Both of Bullock-Prado's books, My Life from Scratch and Confessions of a Closet Master Baker are dedicated in memory of Helga. There is also a special cake she has created and named 'Helga Cake', in her memory.[9] [10][11]

==Death==

Meyer died at age 58 of colon cancer[12] in Arlington, Virginia. She was married to John W. Bullock, whom she met while Bullock was in the US Army in Germany. He was a soldier and music teacher, and is now CEO of Bullock's film production company, Fortis Films, which was founded in 1995 with Meyer. They produced Gun Shy, in which Helga is thanked in the end credits.

In her Academy Award speech, Bullock thanked her mother, referring to her as Helga B.

==References==

  1. ^ Ancestry of Sandra Bullock
  2. ^ http://luvuu.com/sandra-bullock-a-journey-through-her-life/ accessed 8/18/2014
  3. ^ "Sandra Bullock", Überblick, Bunte, accessed 8/18/14 (in German)
  4. ^ "Zu Tisch mit Peter und Sandra", Promiblog, Süddeutsche Zeitung, June 19, 2013 (in German)
  5. ^ "Prominente Deutsche im Ausland: Von Oer-Erkenschwick nach Los Angeles: Sandra Bullock", Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, October 3, 2011 (in German)
  6. ^ "The Perfect Decision", Hello, April 2003, repr. in Dinna Ferdianti, Intensive-Learning English for Grade XII of Language Programme Senior High School, PT Grafindo Media Pratama, p. 151
  7. ^ "Helga Bullock: MWC teacher, opera singer, actor's mother",The Free Lance-Star, April 9, 2000, Sec. D4, p. 1A.
  8. ^ Dawn Sylvia-Stasiewicz and Larry Kay, The Love That Dog Training Program, New York: Workman, 2010, ISBN 9780761160755, p. 254.
  9. ^ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20309116,00.html accessed 8/18/14
  10. ^ http://www.texasmonthly.com/eat-my-words/gesine-bullock-prado-talks-pies-texas-pecans-and-famous-sister accessed 8/18/14
  11. ^ http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/mar/19/gesine-bullock-prado-cakes-sandra-bullock accessed 8/18/14
  12. ^ Sandra Bullock - Bullock and sister get their colons checked

==External links==

{{Persondata | NAME = Meyer, Helga | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = German opera singer | DATE OF BIRTH = 12 February 1942 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Germany]] | DATE OF DEATH = 24 March 2000 | PLACE OF DEATH = Arlington, Virginia }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Meyer, Helga}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:2000 deaths]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Virginia]] [[Category:Deaths from colorectal cancer]] [[Category:German opera singers]] [[Category:Voice teachers]] [[Category:University of Mary Washington faculty]] [[Category:German expatriates in the United States]] [[Category:People from Salzburg]] {{Germany-opera-singer-stub}}

-- Michael Bednarek (talk) 04:45, 27 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Withdrawn by nom. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. put'er there 10:47, 16 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Gesine Bullock-Prado → Gesine Prado – She has been credited for the last few years as Gesine Prado. Erpert blah, blah, blah... 18:23, 8 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oppose: This does not appear to meet WP:COMMONNAME. I searched Google News using gesine prado (which would show either name) and got back 10/10 top results using Gesine Bullock-Prado (all from 2023). Her own articles for today.com still use this name, as does her Instagram and 2023 book. When I searched specifically for "gesine prado" the top news results were all local to Vermont. SilverLocust 💬 15:54, 15 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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