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Bok, Mary Louise Curtis, munificent American music patroness; b. Boston, Aug. 6, 1876; d. Philadelphia, Jan. 4, 1970. She inherited her fortune from Cyrus H.K. Curtis, founder of the Curtis Publishing Co. In 1917 she founded the Settlement School of Music in Philadelphia. In 1924 she established in Philadelphia the Curtis Inst. of Music and endowed it initially with a gift of $12.5 million in ...
Mary Louise Curtis was the founder of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. She was the only child of the magazine and newspaper magnate Cyrus H. K. Curtis and Louisa Knapp Curtis, the founder and editor of the Ladies' Home Journal.
American writer, publisher, literary patron, businesswoman; founder, Curtis Institute of Music (1876-1970) Mary Louise Curtis Bok Zimbalist (Q15485380) From Wikidata
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 10800314. Sponsored by Jan Franco. Source citation. Philanthropist and patron of music, notably as founder of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. Daughter of Cyrus Herman Kotzschmar Curtis and Louisa Knapp. Wife of Efrem Zimbalist Sr., former wife of Edward William Bok, mother of Cary and William Bok.
6. Jan. 1970 · PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 5— Mrs. Mary Louise Curtis Bok Zimbalist, founder of the Curtis Institute of Music and wife of Efrem Zimbalist Sr., the vio linist, died yesterday at her home nere.
Mary Louise (Curtis) Zimbalist. (1876 - 1970) Mary Louise Zimbalist formerly Curtis aka Bok. Born 6 Aug 1876 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Ancestors. Daughter of Cyrus Herman Kotzschmar Curtis and Louisa (Knapp) Curtis. [sibling (s) unknown] Wife of Eduard Willem Gerard Cesar Hidde Bok — married 22 Oct 1896 [location unknown]
8. Jan. 2016 · After Edward Bok’s death in 1930, Mary Louise married Efrem Zimbalist and was thereafter known as Mary Louise Curtis Bok Zimbalist. Bok with André Smith. Bok will also be featured in Art Legends exhibitions at the City of Orlando Terrace Gallery (October 15, 2015 through January 8, 2016) and the Orange County Regional History Center (March 5 through May 29, 2016).
