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Edward Bennett Close: In 1905, Post married investment banker Edward Bennett Close of Greenwich, Connecticut. They divorced in 1919. Together, they had two daughters: [20] Adelaide Brevoort Close (1908–1998), who married three times, [19] to Thomas Wells Durant, Merrall MacNeille, and Augustus Riggs IV. [26]
1915 portrait of Eleanor (at left) and her sister Adelaide. Eleanor Post Close was born on December 3, 1909, in Greenwich, Connecticut, the second daughter of heiress, socialite and businesswoman Marjorie Merriweather Post (1887–1973) and investment banker Edward Bennett Close.
William Close was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, on June 7, 1924, minutes after his twin brother Edward Jr.His parents were Elizabeth (née Taliaferro) and Edward Bennett Close, an attorney; [1] [2] his mother was a member of the Taliaferro family, one of the First Families of Virginia.
Merrill was born in New York City on December 29, 1923, but for many years, her date of birth was given as December 9, 1925. [3] [4] She was the only child of Post Cereals heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post and her second husband, Wall Street stockbroker Edward Francis Hutton, founder of E. F. Hutton & Co. [5] Merrill had two older half-sisters, Adelaide Brevoort Close (July 26, 1908 ...
The original town site, called Ragtown, was renamed Close City, named after Edward Bennett "E.B." Close, who married Post's daughter, Marjorie Merriweather Post, in 1905. [5] Although some residents stayed, the town developed slowly and consequently remained a small rural community. Today, Close City is primarily a farming community.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky finds himself shunted down Donald Trump’s call sheet in favor of Russia’s Vladimir Putin, as the bones of a peace plan emerge that push Kyiv’s ...
The cold case known as the "Crazy Killers of Brabant" revolves around decades-old supermarket robberies that killed 28 people in Belgium.
Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American actress. In a career spanning over five decades on screen and stage , she has received numerous accolades , including three Primetime Emmy Awards , three Tony Awards and three Golden Globe Awards , in addition to nominations for eight Academy Awards , two BAFTA Awards , and three Grammy Awards .