After winning The Most Beautiful Girl in New York City contest in 1914, Olive Thomas’ life would change forever. Her win led her to become a popular artists and illustrators model and she appeared on numerous magazine covers including The Saturday Evening Post. Her beauty captured the eye of Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., and he hired her …
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Famous funny lady, Fanny Brice, was one of the many stars who got her start in the Ziegfeld Follies. Born with a gift for comedy, an excellent singing voice, and plenty of acting chops, Fanny Brice took the world by storm. From humble beginnings and a less-than enviable love life, Fanny rose to mega-stardom. She …
Olive Thomas was born Olivia R. Duffy, October 20, 1894, to a working class Irish American family in Pennsylvania. To help support her family, she left school at 15 years of age. At 16 she married Bernard Krush Thomas. The marriage lasted two years. After her divorce she moved to New York City, lived with …
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The ethereal Olive Thomas is the inspiration for one of the secondary characters in my novel, Grace in the Wings, the first book in a mystery series that is currently being shopped by my agent for purchase. Sophia Michelle is the older sister of my protagonist, Grace. Orphaned at 15, Sophia vowed that she …
