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Rebekah West Harkness (née Semple West; 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.
Jul 29, 2020 · The story of socialite Rebekah Harkness, the subject of Taylor Swift’s song “The Last Great American Dynasty.”
Jul 27, 2020 · Taylor Swift tells the story of “The Last Great American Dynasty” in her Folklore track about one of the wealthiest women in America, Rebekah West Harkness.
Jul 25, 2020 · The answer is more complicated than Swift’s song reveals. First, a brief biography: Born Rebekah Semple West in St. Louis in 1915, Harkness was a divorcée whose second marriage was to Standard Oil heir William Hale Harkness.
Jul 24, 2020 · Unlike many of Swift's hyper-personal songs, "The Last Great American Dynasty" is inspired by the true story of another woman: socialite Rebekah Harkness, also known as "the maddest woman this town has ever seen." Swift never met Harkness, the fabulously wealthy choreographer.
Jul 27, 2020 · One song that has drawn a lot of attention is The Last Great American Dynasty, which tells the story of socialite Rebekah Harkness, who it turns out used to own Swift's Rhode Island mansion, Holiday House.
Jul 30, 2020 · Pools filled with Dom Perignon, Gatsby-esque parties, and a Rhode Island mansion with eight kitchens: here’s the story of one of America’s richest women, Rebekah Harkness, as recounted in Taylor Swift’s “The Last Great American Dynasty”.
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Rebekah West Harkness (née Semple West; 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, born Rebekah Semple West, was one of the foremost American patrons of dance. An avid dance enthusiast who had studied ballet and Spanish dance, her second marriage – to Standard Oil heir William Hale Harkness – made her one of the wealthiest women in America.
