found: Gershwin, G. Porgy & Bess [SR] p1992:container (Anne Brown; sings soprano role of Bess)
found: Kutsch/Riemens. Grosses Sängerlexikon, 1987-(Brown, Anne; b. Aug. 9, 1915, Baltimore; soprano)
found: mdoe.org, Maryland online encyclopedia, Apr. 22, 2008:(Brown, Anne Wiggins,1912 [?1915]- ; b. August 9, 1912 (sometimes reported as December 6, 1915))
found: African-American registry WWW site, Apr. 22, 2008:(August 9: Anne Wiggins Brown was born in 1912; African-American singer and entertainer)
found: Wikipedia WWW site, Mar. 16, 2009(Anne Wiggins Brown; b. Aug. 9, 1912, Baltimore; d. Mar. 13, 2009; African American soprano who created the role of Bess in the original production of George Gershwin's folk opera Porgy and Bess)