Editing Jason Marsden (section)

== Early life ==
Jason Christopher Marsden was born in [[Providence, Rhode Island]], on January 3, 1975, to Linda ([[Birth name|née]] Williams),<ref>{{cite web |title=Me and my boy🥰 |url=https://www.facebook.com/linda.williamsmarsden/posts/pfbid0FhBrVCM3BjDiQB5ta7L79CNNNA2v6HkDJYdkNKSF2XBi3ceDzWDkcbigbXF8Zi4fl |website=facebook.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=This handsome guy is my son Jason. He is not only smart, creative, and extremely talented, he is a loving, giving, and caring person. |url=https://www.facebook.com/linda.williamsmarsden/posts/pfbid02p78UchTJi3inCT1wT3jdWxg66PeZQ54AuiS15AtVKjpLbDoe3CbCdvTmGafmCGikl |website=facebook.com}}</ref> and Myles Marsden (1936{{ndash}}2019).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tags Myles Marsden Anton Marsden Jason Marsden Happy Birthday Linda Williams-Marsden I hope you have a Wonderful Birthday. |url=https://www.facebook.com/itsrodwestheider/posts/pfbid07a2e51L1LT2yVqqHr5SpAAEwGgBrkvoBeTRMkyD37a65QD5nuKs2BnPzAtWUW77xl |website=[[Facebook]]}}</ref><ref name="filmreference" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Perry |first=Jack |date=August 10, 2019 |title=Myles Marsden, Founder of State Ballet of Rhode Island, Dies at 83 |url=https://www.providencejournal.com/story/entertainment/arts/2019/08/10/myles-marsden-founder-of-state-ballet-of-rhode-island-dies-at-83/4493608007/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=[[The Providence Journal]]}}</ref> Linda was a former fashion model and Myles was a former [[Ballet dancer#Hierarchic titles|premier danseur]] of the Yugoslav National Ballet.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A GREAT LOSS IN THE BALLET WORLD & COMMUNITY It is with sadness that we announce the passing of RI native, Myles Marsden, on August 8, 2019 in Nashville, TN. He was a founder of Brae Crest School of Ballet as well as The State Ballet of Rhode Island, arts institutions in Rhode Island since 1958. |url=https://www.facebook.com/stateballetofrhodeisland/posts/pfbid0My62irpXaL27ZvJ1thX4xbcGHzRWPJdmX3ZHPGMj8XECJp6eK42bLmj8kahXPqoCl |website=[[Facebook]]}}</ref><ref name="filmreference">{{Cite web |title=Jason Marsden Biography (1975–) |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/50/Jason-Marsden.html |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=FilmReference.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=What better time to celebrate this amazing woman on INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY, my mother in law Eileen Ashley Marsden…one of the first pioneering business woman in the Arts. |url=https://www.facebook.com/MylesMarsden.dancer/posts/10219685411472493 |website=[[Facebook]]}}</ref> He has three older half-siblings from his father's first marriage to [[Croatia]]n dancer Ivanka Herci Munitic: Ana Fox ([[Birth name|née]] Marsden),<ref>{{cite web |title=Ana Marsden Fox Executive Director |url=https://www.stateballet.com/executive-director/ |website=www.stateballet.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Happy Father's Day Myles♥️ Myles has 4 children and 4 grandchildren; he adored each one of them equally. |url=https://www.facebook.com/MylesMarsden.dancer/posts/pfbid02bNQWKyLSMLxtVsjiyhYnRi2GwfFFSAgRgYyygHwBV5oVXhSQYCXuwGHiJ2KCiGHrl |website=[[Facebook]]}}</ref> ballet dancer Richard Anton "Rick" Marsden,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Happy 4th Anniversary to two of my kids, Rick and Janet. I hope you two lovebirds are enjoying your special day. |url=https://www.facebook.com/linda.williamsmarsden/posts/pfbid034pcoxvQSyVpzUi3SxTkitoMRtaBKeJUmtaGTkzVUdDFY7epbBYbyMDQJY6DNDK4sl |website=[[Facebook]]}}</ref> and Mark Marsden.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cormier |first=Anthony |date=January 1, 2021 |title=State Ballet of RI at 60: Celebrating Resilience After COVID Crashed the Party |url=https://commerceri.com/state-ballet-of-ri-at-60-celebrating-resilience-after-covid-crashed-the-party/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Commerceri.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=TBT 1972, me with two of my sons, Richard and Mark.This picture was taken during a photo shoot when I was the Artistic Director of my first company State Ballet of RI |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10202984440518657&set=a.1030927660129&type=3 |website=[[Facebook]]}}</ref>