Rebekah Harkness - Wikipedia Rebekah West Harkness (née Semple West; [1] 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
Rebekah Harkness, the Scorned Socialite of Watch Hill Rebekah bought a mansion on New York’s Upper East Side and turned it into a posh training center for dancers called Harkness House She brought in top choreographers, Jerome Robbins and Brian Macdonald — to teach 16- and 17-year-olds
History – Harkness Foundation for Dance Rebekah Harkness founded the Harkness Ballet in 1964 with a roster of 40 dancers Over its almost dozen years, the troupe built a repertoire championing new modern American ballets The company performed in the United States and on critically acclaimed tours abroad
Rebekah Harkness, “The maddest woman this town has ever seen. ” The song explores the life of heiress and socialite Rebekah Harkness, the previous owner of Swift’s mansion in Rhode Island Born in St Louis, Missouri in 1915, Rebekah Harkness was raised in a world of wealth and influence
Rebekah Harkness, the Scorned Socialite of Watch Hill, R. I. Rebekah bought a mansion on New York’s Upper East Side and turned it into a posh training center for dancers called Harkness House She brought in top choreographers, Jerome Robbins and Brian Macdonald — to teach 16 and 17 year olds
Harkness, Rebekah (1915–1982) - Encyclopedia. com Once one of the wealthiest women in America, Standard Oil heiress Rebekah Harkness was well known during the 1960s as a generous philanthropist and patron of the arts
High Watch - Wikipedia It was then inherited by the Standard Oil heiress Rebekah Harkness —notorious amongst the local residents for her lavish lifestyle—in 1954 In 1974, businessman Gurdon B Wattles purchased and renovated the house, renaming it as High Watch due to its location