Frances Adaskin | |
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Birth name | Frances Marr |
Born | August 23, 1900 Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada |
Died | March 8, 2001 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
(aged 100)
Instruments | Piano |
Frances Marr Adaskin, CM (August 23, 1900 – March 8, 2001) was a Canadian pianist.
Born in Ridgetown, Ontario, the daughter of Del and Eunice Marr, she began playing the piano at an early age.
In 1976, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada.[1]
In 1926, she married Harry Adaskin, a violinist, academic, and radio broadcaster.