Idabelle Smith Firestone
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Idabelle Smith Firestone (November 10, 1874 - July 7, 1954) was an American composer
and songwriter
.
Born in Jackson
, Michigan
, she was educated at Alma College
, Ontario
. Her father, George, held the patent to the flour
milling process.
On 20 November 1895, she married Harvey Samuel Firestone, who had begun the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
five years earlier. She was the mother of Harvey S. Firestone, Jr.
, and Leonard Firestone
, the grandmother of Brooks Firestone
, and the great-grandmother of William Clay Ford, Jr.
, Andrew Firestone
, and Nick Firestone
.
She joined the ASCAP in 1948. Her compositions include "If I Could Tell You
" (the theme of "Voice of Firestone" programs), "In My Garden", "You Are the Song in My Heart", "Do You Recall?", "Melody of Love" and "Bluebirds".
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
.
Born in Jackson
Jackson, Michigan
Jackson is a city located along Interstate 94 in the south central area of the U.S. state of Michigan, about west of Ann Arbor and south of Lansing. It is the county seat of Jackson County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 33,534...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, she was educated at Alma College
Alma College (St. Thomas)
Alma College was a girls private school in St. Thomas, Ontario in Canada. Built in 1878, the school was in operation between 1881 and 1988. The college closed in 1988 in part due to a teacher's strike. Primary school and music classes were still taught on campus until 1994...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. Her father, George, held the patent to the flour
Flour
Flour is a powder which is made by grinding cereal grains, other seeds or roots . It is the main ingredient of bread, which is a staple food for many cultures, making the availability of adequate supplies of flour a major economic and political issue at various times throughout history...
milling process.
On 20 November 1895, she married Harvey Samuel Firestone, who had begun the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is an American tire company founded by Harvey Firestone in 1900 to supply pneumatic tires for wagons, buggies, and other forms of wheeled transportation common in the era. Firestone soon saw the huge potential for marketing tires for automobiles. The company...
five years earlier. She was the mother of Harvey S. Firestone, Jr.
Harvey S. Firestone, Jr.
Harvey Samuel Firestone, Jr. was an American businessman, and chairman of the board of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company....
, and Leonard Firestone
Leonard Firestone
Leonard Kimball Firestone , was a business man, ambassador and philanthropist.-Biography:...
, the grandmother of Brooks Firestone
Brooks Firestone
Anthony Brooks Firestone is an American businessman and politician.The son of Leonard Firestone, a grandson of Harvey Samuel Firestone and Idabelle Smith, and a nephew of Harvey Firestone, Jr., he was educated at The Webb School, and graduated from Columbia University...
, and the great-grandmother of William Clay Ford, Jr.
William Clay Ford, Jr.
William Clay "Bill" Ford Jr. , is the great-grandson of Henry Ford, and serves as the executive chairman of Ford Motor Company, Ford also served as the President, CEO, and COO until turning over those roles to former Boeing executive Alan Mulally in September 2006...
, Andrew Firestone
Andrew Firestone
Andrew Boulton Firestone is an American TV reality show personality. He is the son of Brooks Firestone, a grandson of Leonard Firestone, and a great-grandson of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company founder Harvey Firestone and Idabelle Smith....
, and Nick Firestone
Nick Firestone
Nicholas Stanley Firestone is an American former race car driver.A great-grandson of Harvey Samuel Firestone and Idabelle Smith, grandson of Roger and son of Peter, he graduated from Princeton University in 1989.Starting in Karts he moved to junior formula cars then the British Formula 2...
.
She joined the ASCAP in 1948. Her compositions include "If I Could Tell You
If I Could Tell You (song)
"If I Could Tell You" is a popular American song composed in 1940 by Idabelle Firestone to words by Madeleine Marshall.-Background:Idabelle Firestone was the wife of the industrialist Harvey Firestone. An accomplished songwriter, she composed "If I Could Tell You" as the opening theme for the...
" (the theme of "Voice of Firestone" programs), "In My Garden", "You Are the Song in My Heart", "Do You Recall?", "Melody of Love" and "Bluebirds".