Phyllis Hyman

(1949-1995)

American singer-songwriter and actress

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Phyllis Linda Hyman (July 6, 1949 – June 30, 1995) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Hyman is best known for her music during the late 1970s through the early 1990s, some of her most notable songs were "You Know How to Love Me" (1979), "Living All Alone" (1986) and "Don't Wanna Change the World" (1991). Hyman also performed on Broadway in the 1981 musical based on the music of Duke Ellington, Sophisticated Ladies, which ran from 1981 until 1983. The musical earned her a Theatre World Award and a Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical.

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Born	Phyllis Linda Hyman 6 July 1949 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died	30 June 1995 (aged 45) St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital (now Mount Sinai West), Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Zodiac	Cancer
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