Full Name=Nat King Cole; Profession=American jazz pianist, singer, and entertainer; Nationality=American; Born=March 17, 1919; Birthplace=Montgomery, Alabama, United States; Generation=Greatest Generation; Chinese Zodiac=Earth Goat; Zodiac Sign=Pisces; Age in 2026=107 (would be 107 years old in 2026 if still alive); Marital Status=Married to jazz singer Maria Hawkins Ellington from 1948 until his death in 1965; previously married to dancer Nadine Robinson (divorced 1946); Children=Five children, including singer Natalie Cole, adopted daughter Carole Cole, adopted son Nat Kelly Cole, and twin daughters Casey and Timolin Cole; Description=American musician Nat King Cole, born Nathaniel Adams Coles, rose from a Baptist-church family in Montgomery and then Chicago to become a pioneering jazz pianist and one of the most popular baritone vocalists of the twentieth century, leading the King Cole Trio, blending jazz and pop on hits like “Straighten Up and Fly Right,” “Mona Lisa,” “Nature Boy,” “The Christmas Song,” “Too Young,” and “Unforgettable,” and breaking racial barriers as one of the era’s most prominent African American entertainers and the first Black performer to host a network television variety series in 1956, his smooth phrasing, sophisticated piano style, and prolific work in records, radio, film, and television leaving a lasting influence on both jazz and popular music worldwide; Cause of Death= Died on February 15, 1965, in Santa Monica, California, from lung cancer closely linked to years of heavy cigarette smoking.