At age 3, Asdurian traveled with her father, a clergyman, to the United States; he died soon after.[6] She was adopted by two sisters, Sarah A. Thompson and Esther H. Thompson, of Litchfield, Connecticut,[7] and her name was changed to Christine Oviatt Thompson.
After attending the University of Miami, Asdurian returned to the New York area in 1928 and resumed her live radio performances until 1931.[16] She then moved to Los Angeles[17] and died there on April 29, 1963.[18]
^Converse College Special Collections, Yearbook 1915-1916, and archival 1958 letter from Thompson to registrar, Converse College Special Collections
^A bibliography and summary of the criticism on M. Joseph Bedier's theory of the origin of French medieval romances as developed in his book 'Les legendes epiques' by Christina Oviatt Thompson, Columbia University Archives, https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/4290424
^Baltimore Sun, September 27, 1924; Philadelphia Inquirer, November 8, 1924; Philadelphia Inquirer, December 25, 1924; Philadelphia Inquirer, October 10, 1925
^Asdurian/WJZ New York/News Journal, Wilmington, Delaware, December 21, 1928; Asdurian/WOR Newark/Baltimore Sun, May 11, 1929; Thompson/WOR Newark/Asbury Park Press, June 4, 1931,
^Letter from University of Miami President JFW Pearson addressed to Christine Asdurian Thompson, July 11, 1961, referencing her as the composer of the Alma Mater, University of Miami Archives and Special Collections