Maria Cole, widow of jazz crooner Nat “King” Cole and mother of singer Natalie Cole, died of cancer July 10 at a hospice in Boca Raton, Fla. She was 89.

BOCA RATON, Fla. - Maria Hawkins Cole, widow of Nat "King" Cole and mother of Natalie Cole, has died in South Florida after a short battle with cancer. She was 89.

The new bio-musical about Nat "King" Cole by Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor at the New York Theatre Workshop stars Dulé Hill and Daniel J. Watts. Julia Vitullo-Martin Jun 6, 2025 Dulé Hill ...

New Play ‘Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole’ Focuses on the Many Tribulations Endured by the Pioneering Black Entertainer. While ‘Lights Out’ doesn’t aim to cover its subject’s repertoire comprehensively, ...

Paul McCartney remembered an old Nat King Cole song. That inspired him to write The Beatles' classic "Mother Nature's Son". The Beatles Lyric That Owed a Debt to Nat King Cole - American Songwriter ...