Sentences with phrase «american socialite»

His wife, Thelma, was an American socialite who became rather more than just good friends with the then Prince Edward following a joint safari expedition to East Africa in 1930.

It was founded in 1931 by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875 — 1942), a wealthy and prominent American socialite and art patron after whom the museum is named.

A group of 43 artworks from the estate of American socialite Bunny Mellon sold for $ 158.7 million at Sotheby's, led by two Mark Rothko paintings.

Writer / Director Whit Stillman, whose 1990s trilogy of American socialite foibles — Metropolitan, Barcelona, The Last Days of Disco — was a major influence in the 1990s indie world (Noah Baumbach, for instance) has not made a film for more than a dozen years.

Among the standouts: Matthew Lillard as a boozy journalist covering the story and Annabeth Gish as an American socialite who is beginning to learn that her late husband had some shady business dealings in Mexico.

Revenge (R for profanity, sexuality, graphic nudity, rape, gruesome violence and drug use) Action thriller set in France where an American socialite (Matilda Lutz) decides to take the law into her own hands after being raped and left for dead by a friend (Vincent Colombe) of her married millionaire lover (Kevin Janssens).

American socialite and soprano Florence Foster Jenkins is the subject of this elegant French drama.

But when Edward, as king, abdicates to marry American socialite Wallis Simpson (Eve Best), Albert is reluctantly enthroned.

It's pretty simple: An American socialite (Matilda Lutz) on holiday with her piggish boyfriend gets raped by one of his friends, pushed off a cliff and left for dead.

Synopsis: A group of foreign women — including an educated British musician (Glenn Close), an Australian nurse (Cate Blanchett) and an American socialite (J...

In 1930 Mrs. Erlynne (Helen Hunt) an American socialite in search of debt relief and a fresh start transfers to Amalfi Italy.

Kim Kardashian, daughter of Kris Jenner and the late Robert Kardashian, and step - daughter of Caitlyn Jenner, is an American socialite and As you can see in the video above, even a spokesperson gig for a shoe brand like Sketchers doesn't stop Kim Kardashian from pouring on the sex — I

The 30 - year - old American socialite stylishly dominated Paris with one stunning look after another.

Olivia Palermo the American socialite, who was also part of The City series, is very well known for her fashion and style sense.

Olivia Palermo is an American socialite and It Girl.

American socialite Brooke Astor was said to first make the name popular, with actress and model Brooke Shields further cementing its popularity.

In 1931, an American socialite named Wallis Simpson met and began an affair with Edward VIII — then the Prince of Wales — while she was still married to her second husband, Ernest Simpson.

American socialites traveled to Europe to view collections and receive custom outfits.

Not exact matches

The Edie in question was Edie Sedgwick an American heiress, socialite, actress, and fashion model who acted in many of Andy Warhol's movies in the 1960's.

Founded by socialite and fashion designer Lilly Pulitzer, this iconic, American brand is known for its bright, colorful patterns and...

Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an American businesswoman, socialite, television and media personality, model, actress, singer, and DJ.

Wang has never been much of an iconoclast, and though he has his Pollyanna lapses (as if an aristocratic politician would ever mistake the help for a socialite), it's uncharacteristic of him to be so wilfully ignorant as to consider Gone with the Wind an appropriate book for Opal to read to African - American Gloria.

SYNOPSIS: In 1941, African - American lawyer Thurgood Marshall defends a black chauffeur accused of raping and attempting to murder his socialite employer.

The Post — This is a moving story of a shy socialite finding her voice (Meryl Streep as Katharine Graham in one of her all - time best performances) as her small, local paper, The Washington Post, discovers its voice, too, the compelling, inspiring story of journalists who will risk everything to make sure Americans learn the truth about their government.

For those of us who missed our calling as jet setters, socialites or fashion models along comes the edifying, spritely documentary «Versailles» 73: American Runway Revolution» to show us how much work it is to be spontaneously fabulous.

Angelina Jolie was announced as Mrs Hubbard, an American loquacious socialite, played in 1974 version by Lauren Bacall.

French director Xavier Giannoli borrows an obscure piece of American pop culture for his latest feature, Marguerite, a 1920s Parisian high society dramedy based loosely on the life and career of New England socialite Florence Foster Jenkins.

His work included portraits of Kermit Roosevelt, Dave Hennan Morris (American ambassador to Belgium), Austin S. Iglehart (vice president of the General Foods Corporation), and T. Suffern Tailer (socialite and amateur golfer).

The performance was accompanied by a text / press release, written by Vance Aiolos, where Nelson describes «head bimbo» as a «meeting point, melting pot of all kinds of fashion, vandals soviet drag queens exiled, latin american dictators have free admission every night but socialites are also welcome... romantic self destruction in a couple of weeks.»