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
Russell Thaw
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Russell William Thaw was an American airplane pilot and childhood actor. While working as the chief pilot for the Guggenheim family, he was sponsored for air races and excursions. He served during Wor
Evelyn Nesbit
…Thaw while he was confined to mental asylums. After being poorly treated by Thaw's family, she left and toured Europe with a dance troupe, and her son, Russell Thaw, was born in Germany. Later she divorced Thaw and took the boy with her to Hollywood, where she appeared as an actress in numerous silent films. Nesbit…
Russell Thaw with Granville Gee Bee Model R 2 Super Sportster NR2101
Thaw with his mother, aged 3