Dorothy Parker

Dorothy Parker

female, deceased (1967)
Algonquin Round Table, From Manhattan, death by myocardial infarction, from Long Branch, New Jersey, Women poet, from New York City…finishingschool
Dorothy Parker (August 22 1893 - June 7 1967) was an American writer and poet, best known for her caustic wit, wisecracks, and sharp eye for 20th...
Emily Post

Emily Post

female, deceased (1960)
finishingschool, debutante, from Maryland, architect, Travel writer, etiquette
Emily Post (October 27, 1873 - September 25, 1960) was a United States author who promoted what she opinionated to be "proper etiquette". She wrote...
Frances Dee

Frances Dee

female, deceased (2004)
University of Chicago, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Hollywood Walk of Fame, from Los Angeles, paramount pictures, from Chicago…finishingschool
Frances Dee (November 26 1909 - March 6 2004) was an American actress. She was born Frances (some sources indicate Jean) Marion Dee in Los Angeles,...
Jean Broke-Smith

Jean Broke-Smith

female
etiquette, Ladette to Lady, Lucie Clayton school, Britain's Next Top Model, manners, American Princess…finishingschool
Jean Broke-Smith is an etiquette and grooming expert. She was the principal of the Lucie Clayton school of grooming and modeling for thirty years,...
Mary Noailles Murfree

Mary Noailles Murfree

female, deceased (1922)
American women writer, From Tennessee, pen name, short stories, Where the Battle was Fought, Charles Egbert Craddock…finishingschool
Mary Noailles Murfree (January 24, 1850-July 31, 1922) was an American fiction writer of novels and short stories who wrote under the pen name...
Catharine Sedgwick

Catharine Sedgwick

female, deceased (1867)
Domestic, from Massachusetts, patriotism, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, religious intolerance, Unitarianism…finishingschool
Catharine Maria Sedgwick, was an American novelist of what is now referred to as domestic fiction. Born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, she was the...
Elspeth Campbell

Elspeth Campbell

female, 69 years old
A Levels, advanced level, University of Oxford, academic degree, Sir Menzies Campbell, A level…convent school, finishingschool
Elspeth Mary, Lady Campbell (born January 1940) is the wife of the Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell. Elspeth Urquhart was born in New...
Benay Venuta

Benay Venuta

female, deceased (1995)
Bertha Cool, Cool and Lam, Radio personality, anything goes, dancer, singer…finishingschool
Benay Venuta (January 27, 1911 - September 1, 1995) was an American actress, singer and dancer. Born Benvenuta Rose Crooke in San Francisco, Venuta...
Christina Foyle

Christina Foyle

female, deceased (1999)
Swiss, Nazi, British, finishingschool, D.H. Lawrence, the forsyte saga
Christina Foyle (30 January 1911-June 8, 1999) was an English bookseller and owner of Foyles bookshop. Christina Agnes Lilian Foyle was born in...
Winifred Todhunter

Winifred Todhunter

female, deceased (1961)
Oxford University, Educator, British, Feminist, Educationist, college…finishingschool, The Dalton School, Todhunter School
Winifred Ada Todhunter was an educator, translator and founder of the Todhunter School for girls in New York City. A graduate of Oxford University...