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Marjorie Merriweather Post (March 15, 1887 – September 12, 1973) was an American businesswoman, socialite, and philanthropist. She was the daughter of C. W. Post and the owner of General Foods Corporation. For much of Post's life, she was known as the wealthiest woman in the United States. [1] [2]
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 ...
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.
Marjorie Merriweather Post's daughter Dina Merrill, from left; Lesly Smith (standing in for her husband, Mayor Earl E.T. Smith; and actor Cliff Robertson (Merrill's husband at the time) at the ...
Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1887-1973 Known as: The staggeringly rich Midwestern cereal heiress who built the obscenely luxurious Mar-a-Lago and saw no irony at all in donning a gingham dress and ...
Post's 27-year-old daughter, Marjorie Merriweather Post, inherited his company along with most of his vast fortune, one of the largest of the early 20th century. [ 11 ] [ 13 ] Marjorie Merriweather Post later married financier E. F. Hutton and owned a 177-acre (72 ha) estate on Long Island's North Shore called "Hillwood."
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.
Marjorie Merriweather Post and Joseph Kennedy. The wealthy cereal heiress known for her vast fortune and taste for luxury was mentioned in the first episode of "Palm Royale," in the same breath as ...