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Martha Baird Rockefeller (March 15, 1895 – January 24, 1971) was an American pianist, philanthropist and longtime advocate for the arts.
Martha Baird Rockefeller, the second wife and widow of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (JDR Jr.), was a world-class classical pianist in the 1920s who gave concerts throughout the United States and Europe.
Martha. Baird. Rockefeller. Birth. 15 Mar 1895. Madera, Madera County, California, USA. Death. 24 Jan 1971 (aged 75) Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA.
American philanthropist and pianist. Born Martha Baird Allen in 1895; died in 1971; became second wife of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (1874–1960). John D. Rockefeller, Jr., was first married to Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (1874–1948).
Rockefeller, Martha Baird , American pianist and music patroness; b. Madera, Calif., March 15, 1895; d. N.Y., Jan. 24, 1971. She studied at Occidental Coll. in Los Angeles and the New England Cons. of Music in Boston (graduated, 1917); received instruction in piano from Schnabel in Berlin.
Nov 25, 1984 · The house - known as Hillcrest - was built in 1961 by Martha Baird Rockefeller, John D. Rockefeller Jr.'s second wife, but was never occupied by her. At her death in 1971, the property went...
The Fund also contributed Hillcrest, the former home of Martha Baird Rockefeller in Sleepy Hollow, New York, and funded its renovation from personal residence to state-of-the-art archival facility.
Martha Baird Rockefeller (March 15, 1895 - January 24, 1971), the second wife and widow of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., was a world-class classical pianist in the 1920s, giving concerts across the U.S. and throughout Europe.
Feb 16, 1971 · The large bequests of Mrs. Martha Baird Rockefeller, widow of John D. Rockefeller Jr., to Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. ($10‐ million), the Metropolitan Opera ($5‐million), the...
May 12, 1970 · The fund is the creation of Martha Baird Rockefeller, widow of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and is maintained entirely by her contributions. In the seven years ending August, 1969, it made...
