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Barbara Cushing Mortimer Paley (July 5, 1915 – July 6, 1978) was an American magazine editor and socialite. Affectionately known as Babe throughout her life, Paley made notable contributions to the field of magazine editing.
Mar 6, 2024 · In real life, Barbara "Babe" Paley passed away on July 6, 1978, at the age of 63. She died in her New York City apartment, four years after she was diagnosed with lung cancer.
On her deathbed, the beautiful socialite Babe Paley made a confession that was so dark, it shocked the room into silence.
Jan 31, 2024 · In 1934, Babe Paley was in a devastating car accident that "left her a mass of bruises, blemishes, and scars," per Leamer's book, and permanently knocked out her front teeth.
Feb 7, 2024 · Who Was Babe Paley? Barbara Cushing Mortimer Paley—or Babe, as she was known—was born to a renowned neurosurgeon, Harvey Cushing, in Boston. She and her two older sisters, Minnie and Betsey, were known as the “fabulous Cushing sisters.”
Jan 31, 2024 · Babe Paley. She was celebrated for her style. Paley is considered to be one of the best dressed women of all time. Her look was wildly emulated. When she was photographed with a scarf tied to...
Jan 31, 2024 · Babe Paley and William Paley, whose secrets were spilled by Truman Capote in a story for Esquire. The scandal is now being dramatized in the series Feud: Capote vs. the Swans, airing on...
Aug 17, 2023 · In the summer of 1957, author Carol Prisant spent six weeks as an au pair for the one and only Babe Paley and her husband Bill. Here, how they changed her life.
Nov 17, 2022 · Barbara 'Babe' Paley was the wife of CBS founder William S Paley, who ruled within the high-society set in New York during the 1950s, '60s and '70s, and was part of Truman Capote's...
Apr 16, 2024 · The Swans, Tatler takes a look at one of its key characters, Babe Paley. Babe was the socialite to end all socialites – she might well have made that term obsolete; she was also one of the characters maligned by Capote in his Answered Prayers. But was she the most beautiful woman of the 20th century?
