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Mother Maybelle Carter Net Worth


Mother Maybelle Carter Net Worth

Maybelle Carter net worth is
$700,000

Maybelle Carter Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family

Maybelle married Ezra Carter when she was 16. The following year, in 1927, her brother-in-law, A.P. Carter, convinced his wife Sara and Maybelle (pregnant at the time) to make the journey from Virginia to Tennessee to audition for record producer Ralph Peer, who was seeking talent for the new recording industry. The Carter Family is believed to be... 
Full NameMaybelle Carter
Net Worth$700,000
Date Of BirthMay 10, 1909
DiedOctober 23, 1978, Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States
Place Of BirthCopper Creek, Nickelsville, Scott County, Virginia, USA
Height5' 1" (1.55 m)
ProfessionSinger, Guitarist, Black Mountain Rag, Fair And Tender Ladies, He's Solid Gone
NationalityAmerican
SpouseEzra Carter
ChildrenJune Carter Cash, Anita Carter, Helen Carter, Black Mountain Rag, Fair And Tender Ladies, He's Solid Gone, Black Mountain Rag, Fair And Tender Ladies, He's Solid Gone
IMDB
Star SignTaurus
Mother Maybelle Carter, A.P. Carter, The Carter Family

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Walk the Line2005writer: "Juke Box Blues" - as Maybelle Carter
Down from the Mountain2000Documentary writer: "In the Highways"
O Brother, Where Art Thou?2000writer: "In the Highways" - as Maybelle Carter
Coal Miner's Daughter1980writer: "The Titanic"
Johnny Cash i København1971TV Special documentary performer: "Man In Black", "No Need To Worry", "Rock Of Ages", "Children Go Where I Send Thee"
The Johnny Cash Show1970TV Series performer - 1 episode
Country Style, U.S.A.1959TV Series short performer - 1 episode

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Sara and Maybelle1981Short as Maybelle Carter
Country Style, U.S.A.1959TV Series shortHersef - Singer

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Johnny Cash i København1971TV Special documentaryHerself - Performer (as The Carter Family)
This Is Your Life1971TV SeriesHerself
The Johnny Cash Show1970-1971TV SeriesHerself - Singer
Johnny Cash! The Man, His World, His Music1969DocumentaryHerself
The Road to Nashville1967Herself (as The Carter Family)
Hootenanny1964TV SeriesHerself
Flatt and Scruggs Grand Ole Opry1955TV SeriesHerself - Guest
The Kate Smith Evening Hour1952TV SeriesHerself

Archive Footage

Known for movies

Soundtrack

Walk the Line (2005)
as Soundtrack

Soundtrack

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
as Soundtrack

Soundtrack

Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
as Soundtrack

Herself - Performer

Johnny Cash i København (1971)
as Herself - Performer