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Rebekah Harkness

1915 - 1982

By: Woodlawn Conservancy | Date Added:
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Rebekah Harkness, founder of the Harkness Ballet Company, the second wife of Standard Oil heir William Harkness devoted her efforts to the arts. A well known patron of Salvador Dali, through her foundation she provided support for the Joffrey Ballet and Jerome Robbins. She is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery. Source; Woodlawn Conservancy

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