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- Birth nameMargaret Betty Humby
- Betty Humby-Beecham was born on April 8, 1908 in Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK. She is known for While I Live (1947) and Person to Person (1953). She was married to Thomas Beecham and H. Cashel Thomas. She died on September 2, 1958 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- SpousesThomas Beecham(January 19, 1943 - September 2, 1958) (her death)H. Cashel Thomas(May 1, 1928 - ?) (divorced, 1 child)
- Pianist. At the age of 10, she was the youngest person ever to win a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music.
- Met future husband Sir Thomas Beecham when she was 12, and played at several of his concerts.
- At age 16, she was hired by Myra Hess as a piano professor at Tobias Matthay's music school.
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