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Marjorie Merriweather Post was born in Springfield, Illinois, the daughter and only child of C. W. Post and Ella Letitia Merriweather. At age 27, following her father's death in 1914, she became the owner of the rapidly growing Postum Cereal Company, founded in 1895. She inherited a US$ 20 million fortune. [3]
Merriweather Post Pavilion is an outdoor concert venue located in the planned community of Columbia, Maryland. In 2010, Merriweather was named the second best amphitheater in the United States by Billboard magazine. [2] The venue was also ranked as the fourth best amphitheater in the United States by Rolling Stone in 2013. [3]
More: Memory Lane: Marjorie Merriweather Post loved to dance Herpel's family business would serve Mar-a-Lago for years to come, from its time as a federal government asset in the 1970s, to its ...
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens is a decorative arts museum in Washington, D.C., United States. The former residence of businesswoman, socialite, philanthropist and collector Marjorie Merriweather Post, Hillwood is known for its large decorative arts collection that focuses heavily on the House of Romanov, including two Fabergé eggs.
Merriweather Post Pavilion is the eighth studio album by American experimental pop group Animal Collective, released on January 6, 2009, through Domino Records.The group recorded the album as a trio featuring members Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Avey Tare (Dave Portner) and Geologist (Brian Weitz), with co-production by Ben H. Allen.
Mar-a-Lago was built for the businesswoman and socialite Marjorie Merriweather Post between 1924 and 1927, during the Florida land boom. At the time of her death in 1973, Post bequeathed the property to the National Park Service , [ 6 ] hoping it could be used for state visits or as a Winter White House .
Camp Topridge is an Adirondack Park Great Camp bought in 1920 and substantially expanded and renovated in 1923 by Marjorie Merriweather Post, former owner of General Foods and the daughter of C. W. Post.
The album, entitled Merriweather Post Pavilion after the outdoor concert venue, officially was announced on the band's official website on October 5, 2008 [39] and was released January 6, 2009. [40] It became the band's most commercially successful album, peaking at number 13 on the US Billboard 200 [41] and selling over 200,000 copies. [42]