(February 26, 1849 - May 16, 1938 Edward Townsend Stotesbury was an American financier, industrialist, and society figure whose immense...

(March 27, 1900 - September 14, 1985) Inventor, Socialite. Lydia O'Leary was born in Massachusetts into a large Irish-American family...

(December 9, 1822 – September 12, 1914) American attorney, rancher, investor, art collector, and a major owner and breeder in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing. Haggin was born in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, a descendant of one of the state's pioneer families who had settled there in 1775 and a descendant of Ibrahim Ben Ali, who was an early American settler of Turkish origin. He graduated from Centre College at Danville, Kentucky, then entered the practice of law.

(February 1, 1900 - December 18, 1993) Marion Barbara “Joe” Carstairs, the speedboat champion and eccentric heiress, often said she was...

Kiki Preston (October 8, 1896 - December 23, 1946) Her drug addiction earned her the nickname "the girl with the silver syringe". Kiki...

Marjorie Winifred Kendall was born on September 3, 1898, in Pevely, Jefferson County, Missouri. She was the daughter of Benjamin F. Kendall and Martha Elizabeth Kendall. Her father worked for the railroad, and she spent her early childhood living in modest circumstances near the railroad yards. In 1917 she left Missouri and traveled to New York City. Winnie Kendall After arriving in New York she became involved in theatrical circles. She was engaged as a dancer in the Ziegfel