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Elsa Maxwell

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Elsa Maxwell

Birth
Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, USA
Death
1 Nov 1963 (aged 80)
Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Rosewood 2, Grave 1132
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Columnist, songwriter and professional party-giver. In her own words she was "a short, fat, homely piano player from Keokuk, Iowa with no money, no background...who decided to become a legend, and did just that!" Hosted a radio program, was a legendary party guest and hostess, best selling author, and introduced Maria Callas to Aristotle Onassis.
Columnist, songwriter and professional party-giver. In her own words she was "a short, fat, homely piano player from Keokuk, Iowa with no money, no background...who decided to become a legend, and did just that!" Hosted a radio program, was a legendary party guest and hostess, best selling author, and introduced Maria Callas to Aristotle Onassis.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Apr 25, 1998
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/686/elsa-maxwell: accessed ), memorial page for Elsa Maxwell (24 May 1883–1 Nov 1963), Find a Grave Memorial ID 686, citing Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.