Frances Adaskin
Frances Alice Adaskin, was a Canadian pianist.
Biography
Adaskin was born Frances Alice Marr in Ridgetown, Ontario. She was the daughter of Del and Eunice Marr and the eldest of three siblings. She also began playing the piano at an early age under the direction of Whitney Scherer. She studied at the Alma College and, later, at the Toronto Conservatory of Music under Paul Wells.In 1923, her first engagement as a professional accompanist was with violinist Harry Adaskin. They became a duo and wed in 1926. The couple travelled until 1938 on tour of North America and Europe with the Hart House String Quartet.
Adaskin was also an entertainment writer. Many of her works were published in Saturday Night Magazine throughout the 1940s. She also completed her unpublished memoirs, titled Fran's Scrapbook: A Talking Dream.