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In 1952, she married a Greek sailor by the name of Tosh Angelos. When she began her career as a nightclub singer, she took on the name, Maya Angelou, combining her childhood nickname with a form of her husband’s name. Her real name is Margerite Johnson, as stated in her autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”.
