Edith Wharton
American writer and designer
Edith Wharton was an American writer and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper-class New York "aristocracy" to portray realistically the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. In 1921, she became the first woman to win the... Wikipedia
Born: January 24, 1862, New York, NY
Died: August 11, 1937 (age 75 years), Pavillon Colombe, Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, France
Spouse: Edward Robbins Wharton (m. 1885–1913)
Parents: Lucretia Stevens Rhinelander and George Frederic Jones
Siblings: Frederic Rhinelander Jones
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