Marian Anderson nació el 27 de febrero de 1897 en Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Estados Unidos. Estuvo casada con Orpheus H. Fisher. Murió el 8 de abril de 1993 en Portland, Oregon, Estados Unidos.
I suppose I might insist on making issues of things. But that is not my nature, and I always bear in mind that my mission is to leave behind me the kind of impression that will make it easier for those who follow.