Wilma Cozart Fine

Wilma Cozart Fine (March 29, 1927, Aberdeen, Mississippi – September 21, 2009, Harrison, New York) was an American record producer[https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/03/obituaries/c-robert-fine.html?scp=1&sq=%22c.%20robert%20fine%22&st=cse Obituary: C. Robert Fine] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225532/http://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/03/obituaries/c-robert-fine.html?scp=1&sq=%22c.%20robert%20fine%22&st=cse |date=2016-03-03 }}, New York Times, December 3, 1982 She produced hundreds of recordings, particularly the Mercury Living Presence series.{{Cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB125383436369039243 |title=Obituary: Stephen Miller, Recording Pioneer Who Led Classical Music's Hi-Fi Wave, The Wall Street Journal, Sept 25, 2009 |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=25 September 2009 |access-date=2017-08-08 |archive-date=2017-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012052506/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB125383436369039243 |url-status=live |last1=Miller |first1=Stephen }} According to her 2009 obituary in The New York Times, the recordings remain "prized by collectors for the depth and realism of their sound."Allan Kozinn [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/25/arts/music/25fine.html?sq=%22University%20of%20North%20Texas%22&st=cse&adxnnl=1&scp=35&adxnnlx=1262452806-UWttLILLPGbP/eZCSbv6Fg "Wilma Cozart Fine, Classical Music Record Producer, Dies at 82"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011004642/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/25/arts/music/25fine.html?sq=%22University%20of%20North%20Texas%22&st=cse&adxnnl=1&scp=35&adxnnlx=1262452806-UWttLILLPGbP%2FeZCSbv6Fg |date=2022-10-11 }}, New York Times, September 24, 2009

A native of Fort Worth, Texas, she attended the University of North Texas studying music education at the UNT College of Music and business.

In 2011, Cozart Fine was awarded a posthumous Grammy Trustees Award for her significant contributions to the recording industry.