Janet Fairbank

Janet Fairbank (1903 – October 6, 1947) was an American operatic singer. She was the daughter of novelist and suffragette Janet Ayer Fairbank and Kellogg Fairbank, the son of industrialist N. K. Fairbank; she was also the niece of Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist Margaret Ayer Barnes. A soprano, she made occasional performances with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the Chicago Opera, the Grant Park Orchestra, and the San Carlo Opera Company. She was also a patron of contemporary music, and provided encouragement and support to numerous recognized and aspiring composers. She died in Chicago in 1947 of malignant leukemia.