Born: 20 June 1902, United States
Died: 9 September 1980
Country most active: United States
Also known as: Eusebia Simpson
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Born in Troy, Ohio, Eusebia Simpson Hunkins studied piano and theory in Dayton until granted a fellowship from the Juilliard Foundation to do graduate work in New York. Her instructors at Juilliard were James Friskin in piano, Rubin Goldmark in theory and composition, and Albert Stoessel in conducting. Mrs. Hunkins is known widely as a composer of American folk opera.