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Benjamin turns her attention to New York City’s social elite in the 1950s and 1960s. These were women who were wealthy, coiffed and manicured and expertly made up, wives to powerful men, and patrons of the arts. They graced the pages of Vogue and Vanity Fair magazines, and their exploits were reported in the society pages weekly. Then Truman Capote became “best friends” with Babe Paley, the leader of this group of women whom Capote q ...more
Benjamin turns her attention to New York City’s social elite in the 1950s and 1960s. These were women who were wealthy, coiffed and manicured and expertly made up, wives to powerful men, and patrons of the arts. They graced the pages of Vogue and Vanity Fair magazines, and their exploits were reported in the society pages weekly. Then Truman Capote became “best friends” with Babe Paley, the leader of this group of women whom Capote q ...more
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