When her father died in 1893, leaving large debts, the family suddenly became destitute, and for years, the family lived in poverty. [1] Despite being married with a son, White had an independent social life. Billed as "Florence Evelyn", the new chorus girl was called "Flossie the Fuss" by the cast, a nickname which displeased her. She later became a dancer, touring Europe with a dance troupe. "[49] In his book The Murder of Stanford White (2011), Gerald Langford quoted Thaw as saying, "You ruined my life", or, "You ruined my wife. Evelyn's mother accompanied them for propriety. ", The Architect of Desire – Suzannah Lessard (White's great-granddaughter), Evelyn Nesbit and Stanford White: Love and Death in the Gilded Age – Michael Mooney, Looking for Anne of Green Gables – Irene Gammel, The Murder of Stanford White – Gerald Langford, The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing – Charles Samuels, The Story of my Life – Evelyn Nesbit Thaw – 1914, Prodigal Days – Evelyn Nesbit Thaw – 1934, American Eve: Evelyn Nesbit, Stanford White The Birth of the 'It' Girl, and the 'Crime of the Century' – Paula Uruburu – 2008, The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955 movie). He suggested that she should go on a European trip, convincing Nesbit and her mother that this would hasten the young woman's recovery. In open court, she was forced to detail her relationship with White, including the night when he allegedly raped her. With a perverted sense of justice, and a show of magnanimous charity, Thaw assured Nesbit he had forgiven her for her relationship with White. Eventually, Evelyn became one of the most in-demand artists' models in New York. [52] Facts were thin, but sensationalist reportage was plentiful in the heyday of yellow journalism. Frustrated, I took these loose details, jumbled them together using my own “voice,” and considered the post to be among my weakest. She sometimes assigned young Evelyn (aged about 12) to the duty of collecting the rent from boarders. Her name was Florence Evelyn Nesbit. The man was allegedly slain by one of two men who he would not allow to speak to his wife. The four played spontaneous games involving the swing. [things]".[46]. It was here that Nesbit had a chance encounter with an artist who was struck by her beauty. Born Florence Evelyn Nesbit, in Tarentum, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter and oldest child of a moderately wealthy and influential lawyer, Winfield Scott Nesbit. Thaw led her to sites devoted to the cult of virgin martyrdom. The work was lucrative. In her memoir Prodigal Days, Nesbit described her introduction to White at the apartment, decorated with heavy red velvet curtains and fine paintings, where White and a man named Reginald Ronalds poured her a glass of champagne and led her upstairs to a studio outfitted with a red velvet swing. Evelyn was 82 years old at the time of death. American architect whose work includes the triumphal arch at Washington Square, the Judson Memorial Church and the Cosmopolitan Building. Following the rape, Evelyn became White’s mistress for about a year. With Feder, Nesbit earned $5 for a half-day shoot and $10 for a full day – around $300 per day in 2019 dollars. The year of her birth remains unconfirmed, as the local records were later destroyed in a fire and Evelyn said she was unsure of it; some sources have put the year as 1884, some as 1885, and it could have been something else. As a chorus girl on Broadway in 1901, at the age of 15 or 16, Nesbit was introduced to White by Edna Goodrich,[22] who was also member of the company of Florodora. The publicity machine began to roll, possibly fueled by the influence of architect Stanford White, and she was hyped in the gossip columns and theatrical periodicals of the day. The family shared a single back room in a building on 22nd Street in Manhattan.[14]. "[33] She did not react with such surprise as he had expected; she was already used to attracting the attention of wealthy men. [75] She found modest success working in vaudeville and on the silent screen. You're signed out. [6][7][page needed], Nesbit was the daughter of Winfield Scott Nesbit and his wife, Evelyn Florence (née McKenzie), and was of Scots-Irish ancestry. Thaw was a cocaine addict and allegedly a sadist who subjected women—including Nesbit—and the occasional adolescent boy to severe whippings. [18] Eventually, the fees she earned from her modeling career exceeded the combined income which her family had earned at Wanamaker's department store. Nesbit also resented White for failing to tell her about Thaw's excesses and derangement. [5] In later years, Nesbit confirmed that her mother at times added several years to her age as a girl to circumvent child labor laws. He also persuaded Mrs. Nesbit to take a trip to visit friends in Pittsburgh, assuring her he would watch over her daughter Evelyn.[27]. Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, Laura Warholic; or, the Sexual Intellectual, The Unwritten Law: A Thrilling Drama Based on the Thaw-White Tragedy, http://www.in2013dollars.com/1898-dollars-in-2016?amount=1, "Girl in The Red Velvet Swing Longed to Flee Her Past", "Girl in Red Velvet Swing Longed to Flee Her Past", "Evelyn Nesbit, 82, Dies In California; Evelyn Nesbit of '06 Thaw Case Dies", https://de.findagrave.com/memorial/5261/evelyn-nesbit, "Irene Gammel, Looking for Anne of Green Gables: The Story of L.M. [74] Nesbit was left to her own resources to provide for herself. Ms. Nesbit, artists' model and chorus girl, was at the heart of what at the time was known as the Crime of the Century. Late that day, Thaw said that he had tickets for them for the premiere of Mam'zelle Champagne, written by Edgar Allan Woolf, at the rooftop theatre of Madison Square Garden. She lived quietly for several years in Northfield, New Jersey. The author Lucy Maud Montgomery used a photograph of Nesbit—from the Metropolitan Magazine and pasted to the wall in her bedroom —as the model for the heroine of her book Anne of Green Gables (1908). Photographers Otto Sarony and Rudolf Eickemeyer were among those who worked with her. As a chorus girl on Broadway in 1901, Nesbit was introduced to acclaimed architect Stanford White by Edna Goodrich, who was a member along with Nesbit in the company performing Florodora at the Casino Theatre. [79] They were photographed together in June 1926. Biography - A Short Wiki. Nesbit entered theater, first as a chorus line dancer. Thaw's insanity caused the life of White (Gottschalk, 2008). In an interview with the Times, Nesbit said that they were reconciled but they did not continue. She overcame suicide attempts, alcoholism, and an addiction to morphine, and in her later years taught classes in ceramics. Nesbit became one of the most in-demand artists' models in New York. Her mother often sent Nesbit's younger brother Howard to live with relatives or family friends for periods of time. In 1902, a romance blossomed between Nesbit and Barrymore, a 21-year-old contemporary who was close to her own age. He became an accomplished pilot, placing third in the 1935 Bendix Trophy race from Los Angeles to Cleveland, ahead of Amelia Earhart in fifth place. Profession. [13] In November 1900, she finally sent for her children, although she had no work. Nesbit states specifically that the swing and its related activities took place at the apartment on West Twenty-fourth Street. Clifford came to find his wife's notoriety an insurmountable issue, with his own identity subsumed by that of "Mr. Evelyn Nesbit". [26] White soon won over Mrs. Nesbit; in addition to providing the apartment, he paid for her son, Howard, to attend the Chester Military Academy near Philadelphia. Videos you watch may be added to the TV's watch history and influence TV recommendations. The second trial took place from January 1908 through February 1, 1908. He is the current presenter of the reality show Cheaters. Evelyn McHale: sixth of seven children, rode the train into Penn Station, left a suicide note, jumped to her death, immortalized by a photograph. Newspapers announced that the new Mrs. Thaw was now the "Mistress of Millions". Mrs. Nesbit finally used letters of introduction given by Philadelphia artists, contacting painter James Carroll Beckwith. Clark James Gable (born September 20, 1988, in Malibu, California) is an American actor, model, and television presenter. Despite the heat, Thaw wore a long black overcoat over his tuxedo and refused to remove it. Previous - Next. Although he showed some promise in his chosen field, his salary was small and he behaved irresponsibly with the family money. Other than White, only she and Thaw knew what had happened. She had been a resident there for more than a year. A friend had encouraged her, advising that relocation to Philadelphia could open opportunities for her employment as a seamstress. After 47 hours, the jurors emerged deadlocked. They were wed on April 4, 1905, when Nesbit was twenty. The architect Stanford White died at the age of 52. Mr. Nesbit encouraged her curiosity and self-confidence. John Barrymore became entranced with Nesbit's performance in The White Rose and attended the show at least a dozen times. uch a artlt like, and a mile that mean everything or noth- ing. [32] Thaw may have chosen Nesbit because of her relationship with White.[32]. Nesbit often posed in vignettes, dressed in various costumes. Mrs. Thaw proceeded to hire a team of doctors, at a cost of some $500,000, to substantiate that her son's act of homicide constituted a single aberrant act. White had a loft apartment on West Twenty-fourth Street above FAO Schwarz with its walkup doorway situated next to the toy store's back delivery entrance. He offered her a contract for a year and, more significantly, moved her out of the chorus line and into a position as a featured player – the role of the Gypsy girl "Vashti". Florence Evelyn Nesbit was born on December 25, 1884, or December 25, 1885, in Natrona, Pennsylvania, a small town near Pittsburgh. Evelyn Nesbit (1884-1967) American model and actress – Evelyn Nesbit was born in Tarentum (borough of Pennsylvania) on December 25th, 1884 and died in Santa Monica (beachfront city in Los Angeles County, California, United States) on January 17th, 1967 at the age of 82. As she loved reading, he chose books for her and set up a small library for her use, consisting of fairy tales, fantasies, and also books regarded typically as of interest to boys only – the "pluck and luck" stories that were popular in that era. In July 1901, costumed as a "Spanish maiden", Nesbit became a member of the show's chorus line, whose enthusiastic public dubbed them the "Florodora Girls". When Nesbit awoke, she found herself naked in bed next to an also-naked White and saw blood on the sheets, marking the loss of her virginity. Two of the men Nesbit was associated with were Stanford White and Harry Thaw (Gottschalk, 2008). It fell on Evelyn’s slim shoulders to support the family. Nesbit wrote two memoirs about her life, published in 1914 and 1934. She asked Nesbit to pose for a portrait, which her mother agreed to after verifying the artist was a woman. In her 1915 memoir, Nesbit later recalled that, "Mamma was always worried about the rent ... it was too hard a thing for her to actually ask for every week, and it never went smoothly. White, known as "Stanny" by close friends and relatives, was 46 years old. During the song "I Could Love A Million Girls", Thaw fired three shots at close range into White's face, killing him instantly and reportedly exclaiming, "You'll never go out with that woman again. Their marriage was not a success; Nesbit seemed unable to start a new life, as the public refused to let her relinquish her past as "the lethal beauty" associated with the "playboy killer". Thaw was outraged that the jurors had not recognized it as the act, as he saw it, of one chivalrous man defending innocent womanhood.[69]. In 1901, when Nesbit was sixteen, she and her mother moved into a tiny room at 249 W. 22nd Street in New York City. She is best known for her years as a young woman in New York City, particularly her involvement in a deadly love triangle between railroad scion Harry Kendall Thaw and architect Stanford White, which resulted in White's murder by Thaw in 1906. Harry Thaw was tried twice for the murder of Stanford White. He became convinced that he was being stalked by members of the notorious Monk Eastman Gang of New York, believing White had hired them. Throughout the prolonged court proceedings, Nesbit had received financial support from the Thaws. [43], Nesbit married Thaw on April 4, 1905, in Pittsburgh. [77] In 1916, she married dancer Jack Clifford; the two had worked up a stage act together. [39], After returning to New York, Nesbit talked to friends about her ordeal. Tap to unmute. We'd tell you what year it was, but she lied about her age so often that no one can be sure if it was 1884 or 1885. In 1916, after her divorce from Thaw, she married her dancing partner, Jack Clifford (1880–1956, born Virgil James Montani). He was 40 years old, and one of the most … Thaw was extremely possessive of Nesbit (he reportedly carried a pistol), and obsessive about the details of her relationship with White (whom he referred to as "The Beast"). She was an artists' and fashion model when both fashion photography (as an advertising medium) and the pin-up (as an art genre) were beginning to expand. Although Evelyn Nesbit was a woman of considerable accomplishments (biographer Paula Uruburu calls her America's "first super-model"), she is remembered primarily in association with the revenge murder of nationally renowned architect Stanford White, who was shot to death by Harry K. Thaw, the heir to a Pennsylvania railroad fortune and Nesbit's husband from 1905. Nesbit modeled for Joel Feder, an early pioneer in fashion photography. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. 40 EVELYN NESBIT THAW--T-HE WOMAN IN THE CASE K.vrlyn Nenblt Thw la the woman In the nw. She toured Europe with a dance troupe, and her son, Russell Thaw, was born there. [38] Thaw locked Evelyn in her room, then beat her with a whip and sexually assaulted her over a two-week period. "[9] Nesbit's mother lacked the temperament or savvy to run a boardinghouse, and the venture failed.[9]. Others shared stories about Thaw and a propensity toward myriad addictive behaviors. A noted pilot in World War II, as a child he appeared in Hollywood films with his mother. [68] The trial proceedings began on January 23, 1907, and the jury went into deliberation on April 11. 1901 reisten Evelyn und ihre Mutter nach New York, wo das Mädchen für den Maler Frederick Church, den Fotografen Rudolf Eickemeyer und den Illustrator Charles Dana Gibson Modell saß. [8] Nesbit's mother was eventually given money to rent a house to use as a boardinghouse, in order to have a source of income. One newspaper headline on January 8, 1926 said: "Thaw to Visit Chicago: Reconciliation Rumor". Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. I should say not, dear fellow. A person, a place, or event, no matter how peripheral to the killing of White, was seized on by reporters and hyped as newsworthy copy. He was witty and fun-loving, and Nesbit became smitten with him. One week after the killing, the film Rooftop Murder was released for public viewing at the nickelodeon theaters, rushed into production by Thomas Edison. She is best known for her years as a young woman in New York City, particularly her involvement in a deadly love triangle between railroad scion Harry Kendall Thaw and architect Stanford White, which resulted in White's murder by Thaw in 1906. Her mother and White were enraged when they found out about the relationship. [70] At the second trial, Thaw again pleaded temporary insanity. [53], The hard-boiled male reporters of the yellow press were bolstered by a contingent of female counterparts, christened "Sob Sisters"[54] or "The Pity Patrol. Evelyn Nesbit was an American artists' model and chorus girl, noted for her entanglement in the murder of her ex-lover, architect Stanford White, by her first husband, Harry Kendall Thaw. His wealth allowed him to arrange accommodations for his comfort and be granted privileges not given to the general Matteawan population. Thaw created a hectic itinerary and rate of travel. Today Evelyn Nesbit would be 136 years old. Marriage License Docket, No. In her memoir Prodigal Days (1934), Nesbit described being overwhelmed by White's expensive furnishings and luxurious apartment. Thaw accused her mother of being an unfit parent. After an initial interview with Nesbit, the show's producer, George Lederer, sensed he had discovered a new sensation. Architect. She was featured on the covers of numerous women's magazines of the period, including Vanity Fair, Harper's Bazaar, The Delineator, Ladies' Home Journal, and Cosmopolitan. Evelyn and Howard were sent to an aunt and then transferred for care to a family in Allegany, whose acquaintance their mother had made some years earlier. Nesbit was technical adviser in the 1950s on the movie The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955), about her life and White's murder, for which she was paid $10,000. She later did, but at the end of her life, Nesbit claimed that the charismatic "Stanny" was the only man she had ever loved. In 1913, he strolled out of the asylum and was driven over the Canadian border into Sherbrooke, Quebec. Isolated with Thaw's mother and her like-minded social group of strict Presbyterians, Nesbit became the proverbial bird in a gilded cage. Sister of Howard Nesbit, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_Nesbit. Her father, a struggling lawyer named Winfield Scott Nesbit, died that year, leaving behind substantial debts; his wife and two children were nearly destitute. The press coverage invariably touted her physical charms and potent stage presence; acting skills were rarely mentioned.[21]. He had it coming to him! [48] Thaw addressed the crowd, but witness reports varied as to his words. Titled Woman: The Eternal Question (c.1903), the portrait features her in profile, with her luxuriant hair forming the shape of a question mark. Evelyn Nesbit was an American artists' model and chorus girl, noted for her entanglement in the murder of her ex-lover, architect Stanford White, by her first husband, Harry Kendall Thaw. Her grandson, Russell Thaw Jr., recounted a piece of family lore in a 2005 interview with the Los Angeles Times: purportedly, she had received $25,000 from the Thaws after the culmination of the trials. Somewhere along the line, however, the piece was picked up by first one, then several other websites. Mrs. Nesbit had been cooperating with the prosecution as Thaw's lawyers considered her culpable of prostituting her daughter to White. Tidewater seeped into his footprints. The afternoon was a blue haze. On June 25, 1906, Nesbit and Thaw saw White at the restaurant Café Martin and ran into him again later that night in the audience of the Madison Square Garden's roof theatre at a performance of Mam'zelle Champagne, written by Edgar Allan Woolf. But the high cost of living in New York strained their finances. Immediately after his confinement, Thaw marshaled the forces of a legal team charged with the mission of having him declared sane; the effort took seven years. After they drank more champagne, Nesbit changed into a yellow satin kimono at White's request. Evelyn Nesbit (born Florence Evelyn Nesbit, December 25, 1884 or 1885 – January 17, 1967) was an American artists' model, chorus girl, and actress. [59], White was hounded in death, excoriated as a man and questioned as an architect. [citation needed], Nesbit died in a nursing home in Santa Monica, California, on January 17, 1967, at the age of 82. Leave a comment Post navigation « Questions American Eve. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw opening night at her new night club. [56], Female reporters wrote human interest pieces, emphasizing sentiment and melodrama. The official diagnosis was acute appendicitis; however, some sources have speculated that she had been pregnant (perhaps by Barrymore) and had an abortion. Spotting his arrival, Thaw approached him several times, each time withdrawing. Nesbit's mother was unable to find work using her dressmaking skills, and the family had to depend on the charity of friends and relatives. [25] White sponsored Nesbit, her mother and brother for better living quarters, moving them into a suite at the Wellington Hotel, which he also furnished. White—a notorious womanizer known as "Stanny" by his close friends and relatives—was then 47 years of age to her 16. American homicide witness who saw her husband, multimillionaire Harry K. Thaw, shoot her former lover, Stanford White, in a theater on 6/26/1906. [16], Nesbit became disaffected and bored with the long hours spent in confined environments, maintaining the immobile poses required of a studio model. Using a letter of introduction from a Philadelphia artist, Evelyn met and posed for James Carroll Beckwith, who introduced her to other New York artists. The only other personal thing I about Jack Barrymore is that his last words are often quoted as, “Die? She also posed for calendars for Prudential Life Insurance, Coca-Cola, and other corporations. One florid account keynoted Nesbit's vulnerability: "Her baby beauty proved her undoing. "[57], The rampant interest in the White killing and its key players were used by both the defense and prosecution to feed malleable reporters any "scoops" that would give their respective sides an advantage in the public forum. Jun 17, 2019 - EVELYN NESBIT --Known to millions before her 16th birthday in 1900, Evelyn was the most photographed woman of her era, an iconic figure who set the standard for female beauty. Chapter 10-13 American Eve » Leave a Reply Cancel reply. When the case came to trial, the judge banned women from the courtroom – excepting Thaw family members and the female news reporters there on "legitimate business". I wouldn't have to bother with so many clothes. [16] She also appeared in fashion advertising for a wide variety of products; and she was also showcased on sheet music and souvenir items – beer trays, tobacco cards, pocket mirrors, postcards, and chromolithographs. She was raised in extreme poverty after the death of her father. Thaw died in 1947; he bequeathed $10,000 to Nesbit from an estate valued at over $1 million. Thaw was found not guilty, on the ground of insanity at the time of the commission of his act. Ex-wife of Harry Kendall Thaw and Jack Clifford Gable is the grandson of the actor Clark Gable, son of John Clark Gable and Tracy Yarro, and younger brother of actress Kayley Gable. Her mother had difficulty in finding work and after several weeks, Evelyn persuaded her to let her model again. Charles Dana Gibson, one of the most popular artists in the country at the time, rendered a pen-and-ink profile of Evelyn with her red hair arranged in the form of a question mark. Although her mother and brother tried to make ends meet, it was Evelyn … He took a protective interest in the young Nesbit, and provided her with letters of introduction to other legitimate artists, such as Frederick S. Church, Herbert Morgan, and Carle J. Blenner. After an evening out, the couple often returned to Barrymore's apartment, staying until the early-morning hours. The two met when Barrymore caught a performance of The Florodora Girls and sent flowers backstage. In Dalton Trumbo's Johnny Got His Gun, in chapter 14, the character "Bonnie" asks the protagonist if she looks like Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, because "all her husbands said she looked just like [her].". Nesbit was born Florence Evelyn Nesbit on December 25, 1884, in Tarentum, a small town near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Evelyn Nesbit lived 1,000 lives in her time on Earth. Mrs. Nesbit’s attempts to make a living through dressmaking and running a boarding house both failed. 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President Theodore Roosevelt decried the newspapers' penchant for printing the "full disgusting particulars" of the trial proceedings. Incumberences on the little property left by her father shut off almost every source of income. Barrymore, who was from a well known theatrical family, was then 19 and seeking a career in cartooning. Stanford White had endeared himself to Nesbit's mother by making arrangements for her son to be admitted to the Chester Military Academy near Philadelphia, and she placed so much trust in the architect that when she arranged an out-of-town trip, Stanford White and Evelyn Nesbit saw her off at the train station, where she left her daughter in his care. He learned that Nesbit, despondent after losing her job dancing, had swallowed a disinfectant in a suicide attempt. Thaw brandished the pistol and was taken into police custody. The work, titled "The Eternal Question", remains one of Gibson's best known works and Evelyn entered the ranks of the famous turn-of-the-century "Gibson Girls.". What was the cause of death of Evelyn’s father? Many seem to agree Nesbit is responsible for Thaw’s death. Mother of Russell William Thaw and Gene Barrymore Nesbit, who stayed with White for a long time, eventually married a rich, controlling depressive named Henry Kendall Thaw who murdered White in … Nesbit gave birth to a son, Russell William Thaw, on October 25, 1910, in Berlin, Germany. Ms. Nesbit, artists' model and chorus girl, was at the heart of what at the time was known as the Crime of the Century. [77] He left her in 1918, and she divorced him in 1933. [17] Charles Dana Gibson, one of the country's most renowned artists of the era, used Nesbit as the model for one of his best-known "Gibson Girl" works. In the 1920s, Nesbit briefly became the proprietor of a tearoom located in the West 50s in Manhattan. She toddled as innocently into the arms of Satan as an infant into the outstretched arms of parental love ..." Neither was her mother spared the scrutiny of rogue reporting: "She [her mother] knew better. However, her actual year of birth remains unconfirmed; her real year of birth may have been 1886. Thaw continued to interrogate her, and ultimately Nesbit told him of White's assault. ... You'll never go out with that woman again! Her jealous millionaire husband, Harry K. Thaw, killed her lover, Stanford White, the architect of much of New York. Nesbit had imagined travel and entertaining, but found that her husband acted as a pious son. At 11:00 pm, as the stage show was coming to a close, White appeared and took his place at a table customarily reserved for him. ", The crowd initially thought the incident might be a practical joke, but became alarmed upon realizing White was dead. DeMille. An interview was arranged for the aspiring performer with John C. Fisher, company manager of the wildly popular play Florodora, then enjoying a long run at the Casino Theatre on Broadway. Nesbit testified that White had befriended her and her mother, but had sexually assaulted her when she was unconscious. Charles Dana Gibson reportedly used Nesbit as the inspiration for his illustrations of the "Gibson Girl". Nixola Greeley-Smith wrote of Nesbit: "I think that she was sold to one man [White] and later sold herself to another [Thaw]." She had a younger brother, Howard. [83][84] She was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.[85]. How was the first contact to Evelyn with the camera? During World War II, Nesbit lived in Los Angeles, teaching ceramics and sculpting at the Grant Beach School of Arts and Crafts. [10] Mrs. Nesbit indeed gained a job, not as a seamstress, but as a sales clerk at the fabric counter of Wanamaker's department store. Nesbit wurde als Florence Evelyn Nesbit geboren. [73] Russell appeared with his mother in at least six films; Threads of Destiny (1914), Redemption (1917), Her Mistake (1918), The Woman Who Gave (1918), I Want to Forget (1918), and The Hidden Woman (1922). Coronavirus Update. As a biographer stated, her 11th birthday had been celebrated just three weeks before her father's death. While her mother was out of town, Nesbit and White had dinner and champagne at his apartment, capped by a tour ending at the "mirror room", which was furnished only with a green velvet sofa. [78] During this period and well into the 1930s, she struggled with alcoholism and morphine addiction. Birthday: December 25, 1884. Nesbit in later years described the determination with which Thaw's family worked to favorably spin his mental deficiency: "the Thaws will put the biggest lunacy experts that money can buy on the stand .... Harry was a madman but they will prove it nicely". Still, he tried to escape a couple of times to Canada. She died in a nursing home in Santa Monica, California on January 17, 1967, at the age of 82.
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