Ailsa Mellon Bruce
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Ailsa Mellon Bruce was a prominent American socialite and philanthropist who established the Avalon Foundation.
Ailsa Mellon in 1923
Portrait by Philip de László, 1926
G. Lauder Greenway
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G. Lauder Greenway was a prolific patron of the arts in the 20th century, especially the opera where he was the longtime chairman of the Metropolitan Opera Association. He was also the director of the
Ailsa Mellon Bruce
…to the United Kingdom from 1961 to 1969, the same position her father held. After her divorce, Mrs. Bruce was in a long rumored relationship with G. Lauder Greenway of the Lauder Greenway Family. In addition to their personal links, Greenway was a longtime trustee of Bruce's Avalon Foundation. She died on August…
Lauder Greenway Estate
Metropolitan Opera House
Home of the Philharmonic
James B. Duke House