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Nancy " Slim " Keith, Lady Keith of Castleacre (born Mary Raye Gross; July 15, 1917 – April 16, 1990) was an American socialite and fashion icon during the 1950s and 1960s, exemplifying the American jet set. Keith was married 3 times; first to American film director Howard Hawks, second to American producer Leland Hayward, and finally to ...
When Nancy Gross from Salinas, Calif. — a.k.a. Slim Hawks Hayward, the Lady Keith — died at 72 in April, her autobiography was already in type.
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Feb 1, 2024 · Born as Mary Raye Gross in Salinas, California, Keith was the daughter of a successful businessman, Edward Gross, and Raye Nell Boyer Gross. She was the middle child, with an older sister ...
Mar 5, 2024 · Slim Keith, formerly known as Nancy Gross, grew up in a troubled household, with parents who didn’t get along. Her father, Edward Gross, was a successful businessman who owned several canneries.
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Jan 19, 2024 · Nancy ‘Slim’ Keith (Diane Lane) Slim Aarons // Getty Images From left to right: Slim Hawks (née Nancy Gross, former wife of director Howard Hawks) chatting with Vogue editor Diana Vreeland (1903–89) and her husband, Reed, at Kitty Miller’s New Year’s Eve party on Park Avenue in New York in December 1952.
June 1990. FOREVER SLIM June 1990. Subscribe. View Article Pages. Features. FOREVER SLIM. Her lean, clean looks and whiplash wit earned Nancy Gross from Pacific Grove the nickname Slim and a place in Truman Capote's Answered Prayers as the mordant Lady Coolbirth. Of all the men who fell for her— from Clark Gable to Ernest Hemingway—Slim ...
