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.

Fictional works based at least in part on the Thaw/White murder

• The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing -1955
• Ragtime (novel) by E. L. Doctorow; in turn was adapted to create the two below works:
• Ragtime (movie) - the film
• Ragtime (musical) - the musical play
• "Dementia Americana" - A long narrative poem by Keith Maillard - 1994
• My Sweetheart's the Man in the Moon - Play by Don Nigro