Evelyn Nesbit
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Florence Evelyn Nesbit was an American model, Broadway actress, writer, sculptor, and silent film star. Widely recognized as the world's first supermodel, she is best known for her varied career in Ne
Nesbit, c. 1901
Photograph by Rudolf Eickemeyer Jr., 1901
James Carroll Beckwith, Portrait of Evelyn Nesbit, c. 1901
Nesbit photographed by Otto Sarony, 1902
Harry Kendall Thaw
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Harry Kendall Thaw was the son of American businessman William Thaw Sr. Heir to a multimillion-dollar fortune, he is most notable for having shot and killed architect Stanford White in front of hundre
Evelyn Nesbit
…a chorus line dancer before becoming a featured star. A variety of wealthy men vied for her company, including Stanford White. In 1905, Nesbit married Harry Kendall Thaw, a multi-millionaire with a history of mental instability and abusive behavior. The next year, on June 25, 1906, Thaw shot and killed White in the…
Stanford White in 1895
Evelyn Nesbit
New York American on June 26, 1906
Thaw in jail cell on "Murderers' Row", Tombs Prison