ʃiː wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn kˈiːtzvɪl, mɪzˈʊɹɹi; hɜː fˈɑːðɚ wʌzɐ lˈɔɪɚ ænd hɜː mˈʌðɚɹ ɐ pˈiənɪst hˌuː hæd stˈʌdid ɪn jˈʊɹɹəp.
She was born in Keytesville, Missouri; her father was a lawyer and her mother a pianist who had studied in Europe.