"Mama" Cass Elliot

With a clear, penetrating voice that was the linchpin of the musical group, "The Mamas and the Papas," and a girth that was almost legendary, actress and singer "Mama" Cass Elliot (1941–1974) will long be identified as an earth mother of the 1960s.

Institution: New York Public Library.

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Jewish Women's Archive. ""Mama" Cass Elliot." (Viewed on November 26, 2024) <https://jwa.org/media/elliot-mama-cass-small-still-image>.