Evelyn Nesbit

Evelyn Nesbit (December 25, 1884 - January 17, 1967) was a model noted for her entanglement in the murder of her ex-lover, architect Stanford White, by her first husband, Harry K. Thaw.

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Born in Tarentum, Pennsylvania, her family was left destitute when her father, a lawyer, died. Fortunately, Evelyn was an exceptional beauty. As a teenager, she posed for an artist, John Storm, in Pittsburgh, and achieved some measure of success. In 1901, at age 16, now the family breadwinner, she decided they would move to New York to further her career. She continued modelling, posing for Frederick Church and photographer Rudolf Eickemeyer. Charles Dana Gibson is said to have used Evelyn as the inspiration for his illustrations of the "Gibson Girl".

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American Eve Evelyn Nesbit, Stanford White, the Birth of the IT Girl, and the Crime of the Century (Paperback) Book	Evelyn	Evelyn Keyes c.1939	Evelyn Prentice William Powell Myrna Loy 1934
Johnny O'Clock Evelyn Keyes 1947	Mr. Wong Detective Evelyn Brent Boris Karloff 1938	A Thousand and One Nights Evelyn Keyes 1945	Here Comes Mr. Jordan Rita Johnson Robert Montgomery Evelyn Keyes 1941
My Old Kentucky Home Clara Blandick Grant Richards Evelyn Venable 1938