Editing Cass Elliot (section)

{{Short description|American singer (1941–1974)}}
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{{Infobox person
 | image            = Cass Elliot (1972).png
 | caption          = Elliot in 1972, for her album ''[[Cass Elliot (album)|Cass Elliot]]''
 | birth_name       = Ellen Naomi Cohen
 | alias            = Mama Cass, the Queen of Laurel Canyon<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amontheradio.com/2017/11/there-was-no-doubt-gertrude-stein-had.html|title='There Was No Doubt Gertrude Stein Had Come Back to Life.'|website=Amontheradio.com|access-date=June 11, 2021}}</ref>
 | birth_date       = {{Birth date|1941|9|19|mf=y}}
 | birth_place      = [[Baltimore, Maryland]], U.S.
 | death_date       = {{Death date and age|1974|7|29|1941|9|19}}
 | death_place      = [[London, England]], U.K.
 | alma_mater       = [[American University]]
 | occupation       = {{hlist|Singer|actress}}
 | resting_place    = [[Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery|Mount Sinai Memorial Park]]
 | relatives        = [[Leah Kunkel]] (sister)
 | children         = 1
 | signature        = Cass Elliot signature.svg
 | spouse           = {{ubl|{{marriage|[[Jim Hendricks (musician)|James Hendricks]]|1963|1968|end={{abbr|ann.|annulled}}}}|{{marriage|Donald von Wiedenman|1971|1971|end=divorced}}}}
| module          = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed           = yes
| origin          =
| instrument      = Vocals
| genre           = {{hlist|[[Folk rock]]|[[sunshine pop]]}}
| years_active    = 1959–1974
| label           = {{hlist|[[FM Records|FM]]|[[Dunhill Records|Dunhill]]|[[RCA Records|RCA]]}}
| past_member_of  = {{hlist|The Triumvirate|[[The Big 3 (folk group)|the Big 3]]|[[the Mamas & the Papas]]|[[The Mugwumps (band)|the Mugwumps]]}}
| website         = {{URL|casselliot.com}}
}}
}}
'''Ellen Naomi Cohen''' (September 19, 1941 – July 29, 1974), known professionally as '''Cass Elliot''', was an American singer. She was also known as "'''Mama Cass'''", a name she reportedly disliked.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=1968-10-26 |title=The Rolling Stone Interview: Cass Elliot |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/the-rolling-stone-interview-cass-elliot-75434/ |access-date=2023-10-06 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> Elliot was a member of the singing group [[the Mamas & the Papas]]. After the group broke up, she released five solo albums. Elliot received the [[Grammy Award for Best Contemporary (R&R) Performance]] for "Monday, Monday" (1967). In 1998, she was posthumously inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] for her work with the Mamas & the Papas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockhall.com/inductees/the-mamas-and-the-papas|title=Inductee Explorer - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame|website=Rockhall.com|access-date=December 19, 2017}}</ref>