Rebekah Harkness

American artist, composer, philanthropist, and founder of the Harkness Ballet (1915-1982)

1915 – 1982 ·

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Born: 17 April 1915, St. Louis
Died: 17 June 1984, Manhattan
Citizenship: United States
Educated at: Mannes College The New School for Music, Franklin Pierce University
birth name: Rebekah Semple West
family name: Harkness, West
father: Allen West
given name: Rebekah
instance of: human
languages spoken, written or signed: Thai
married name: Rebekah West Harkness
mother: Rebekah Cook Semple
sex or gender: female
spouse: Ben Kean, William Hale Harkness, Dickson Walsh Pierce

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Rebekah West Harkness (née Semple West; April 17, 1915 – June 17, 1982) also known as Betty Harkness, was an American composer, socialite, sculptor, dance patron, and philanthropist who founded the Harkness Ballet. In 1947, she married William Hale "Bill" Harkness, an attorney and heir to the Standard Oil fortune of William L. Harkness, which made her one of the wealthiest women in America. In addition to her marriage, Harkness also became well known for her personal eccentricities, as well as her contributions to the arts.

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