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1 online resource (190 pages) |
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text file rdaft |
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(pdf) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-182) and index. |
| Contents |
Introducing Count George du Manoir and his Miami Beach -- The fashionable life at private clubs, hotels and parties -- The sporting life in and around Miami Beach -- Miami Beach personalities : the high-flying du Ponts, talented firestones and the remarkable Shirley Cowell -- A new Versailles and a Second World War -- The Count's friend hosts the Winston Churchills -- Hialeah memories -- Hollywood comes to Miami Beach -- "Blimping along over Miami Beach" -- Intriguing stories behind Miami Beach's most beautiful faces -- Nightclubbing with the rich and famous -- Destinations of Miami Beach's colony : "La Habana Cuba," Nassau and the Florida Keys -- Miami Beach culture for the rich and not so rich -- The count's friendship with other influential South Floridians -- Miami Beach holidays with Jane Fisher, "Suzy," the "Tango Queen" and an ice cream soda -- The Miami Beach club crowd during the off-season -- Scandals brush the beach -- A farewell to the count's Miami Beach. |
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| Summary |
This history details the tumultuous lives of Miami Beach's mid-twentieth century jet set, and features archival photos. From roughly 1930 to 1960, Miami Beach attracted an exclusive colony of socialites, who mixed with Hollywood celebrities and dignitaries, such as Winston Churchill, as effortlessly as tonic mixes with gin. Elizabeth Taylor announced her ill-fated engagement to the son of a former ambassador in Miami Beach. Other movie stars, such as Veronica Lake, were filmed in the enclave. Beautiful model Bab Beckwith, the first Orange Bowl Parade queen, dated John F. Kennedy while he was in Miami in 1944. Speedboat king Gar Wood bought his mistress a $100,000 bayfront home and then sued to force her to vacate the property. A tumultuous affair between John Jacob Astor VI and Lucille Stiglich led to the young model serving time in the Miami Beach jail. Deborah C. Pollack delves into an era filled with excitement, style, humor and panache. |
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Publisher metadata. |
| Subject |
Miami Beach (Fla.) -- History.
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Du Manoir, George Le Pelley.
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Celebrities -- Florida -- Miami Beach -- History.
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Socialites -- Florida -- Miami Beach -- History.
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Electronic books.
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| ISBN |
9781439666043 (e-pub) |
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9781467141581 (print) |
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