德尔菲·哈林顿，Delphi Irene Nikopoulos was born in Chicago, the fourth child of Greek immigrant parents. Because her christening was delayed, she was called "Bebecka" ("baby" in Greek) until the age of two, when she picked the named "Delphi" out of a hat to settle a family dispute.Her father, George, arrived at Ellis Island from Greece, via Egypt at age 16. After joining his brothers in Chicago, he learned English selling fruit, rolling cigarettes, and working in restaurants. He built a successful career in real estate and later co-founded Michigan Avenue Bank in Chicago. He fulfilled a dream by founding First State Loan and Savings Association and served as its president. Delphi's mother, Nikolitsa, was a brilliant cook, legendary hostess and inspired letter writer.Delphi met her husband of 52 years, Norman Taylor Harrington, at Northwestern University and they married a year later in 1960. They were devoted. Norman was a Harvard-educated professor of Medieval and Renaissance literature at Brooklyn College. He was a devoted father to Spencer, Alexander and Persephone. He died in 2013.Classically trained, Delphi graduated from Northwestern Speech School having studied with Alvina Krause. Mary Morris, who put Carnegie Tech on the map, saw Delphi in "The Green Bird" at the start of her career and took her under her wing before she died. It was through Mary that Delphi got to study with the legendary Edith Skinner. Her most inspiring teachers were Anna Helen Reuter from high school, and the perfect Uta Hagen - actress, teacher, mentor, technician, craftsman, friend, protector, and spiritual guide. Uta never forgot Delphi and was a true touchstone throughout her career.Julius Monk, the renowned entrepreneur, the original "Man in the Hathaway Shirt" and internationally known "saloon pianist" discovered Delphi one night at the famed "Upstairs at the Downstairs." George Furth, who adored her, arranged her audition, raving about Delphi to Julius, despite never having seen her sign or perf