Background
Adaskin was born Frances Alice Marr in Ridgetown, Ontario. She was the daughter of Delegate and Eunice Marr and the eldest of three siblings.
Adaskin was born Frances Alice Marr in Ridgetown, Ontario. She was the daughter of Delegate and Eunice Marr and the eldest of three siblings.
She also studied at the Alma College (Street Thomas, Ontario) under Thomas Martin and eventually in Toronto at the Conservatory of Music under Paul Wells.
She began playing the piano at an early age under the direction of Whitney Scherer. In 1923, her first engagement as a professional accompanist was with violinist Harry Adaskin. Adaskin was also an entertainment writer (mostly of short stories).
She also completed her unpublished memoirs, titled Fran"s Scrapbook: A Talking Dream.
lieutenant was awarded for "..a life devoted to music as accompanist of international repute and as a soloist and teacher.." She was invested as a Member on April 29, 1977. Adaskin died in Vancouver on March 8, 2001.