Thelma Given
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BornMarch 9, 1896
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
DiedDecember 25, 1977 (aged 81)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Spouse
Minturn de Suzzara Verdi
(m. 1943; died 1970)Thelma Given Verdi | |
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 Thelma Given, photographed by Arnold Genthe, from a 1919 advertisement. | |
| Born | March 9, 1896 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | December 25, 1977 (aged 81) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Minturn de Suzzara Verdi
(m. 1943; died 1970) |
Thelma Mary Given Verdi (March 9, 1896 — December 25, 1977) was an American violinist and child musical prodigy.
Thelma Mary Given was born in Columbus, Ohio, and raised in Decatur, Illinois,[1] the daughter of James Frederick Given and Emma Jones Given.[2][3] Her musical abilities were recognized by age 5.[4] She studied with Leopold Auer in Russia.[5] She toured Europe with Auer as a teenager, and was caught in the tumult of war and the Russian Revolution for almost a year[6] before she and her mother were able to return to the United States.[7]
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