Born Beth Martin, in New York City, she was the daughter of American Opera singers Riccardo Martin and Ruano Bogislav.
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Both woman shared an affinity for fashion and bohemian living with a devotion and flare for their Southern backgrounds (Martin's father a Kentuckian born to a prominent Virginia family whom descended from William Thornton (Virginia burgess), William Thornton (immigrant) and Christopher Branch.
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