Gail Zappa

Biography

Adelaide Gail Zappa (née Sloatman; January 1, 1945 – October 7, 2015) was the wife of musician and composer Frank Zappa and the trustee of the Zappa Family Trust. They met in Los Angeles in 1966 and married while she was pregnant with their first child, Moon, followed by Dweezil, Ahmet and Diva. In 2002, Gail Zappa founded the Zappa Family Trust, a holder of the title and copyright to Frank Zappa's musical and artistic products, as well as his commercial image. In 2015, the Trust was given to her son Ahmet shortly before she died of lung cancer.

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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

2020Nominee

Best Performance

Zappa

2007Nominee

Best Performance

Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation

2016Nominee

Best Performance

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

Career Highlights

1967Highlight

Best Performance

Mondo Hollywood

2014Highlight

Best Performance

Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily

Video

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Zappa

TrailerClassic Albums - Frank Zappa: Apostrophe & Over-Nite Sensation | Sneak Peek

Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation

TrailerEat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words Official Trailer 1 (2016) - Documentary HD

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words