Evalyn Walsh McLean (August 1, 1886 – April 26, 1947) was an American mining heiress, socialite, and social leader who was famous for being the last private owner of the 45-carat (9.0 g) Hope Diamond (which was bought in 1911 for US$180,000 from Pierre Cartier), as well as another famous diamond, the 94-carat (18.8 g) Star of the East.She also authored the memoir, Father …

Edward Beale McLean (1889 – July 28, 1941) was the publisher and owner of The Washington Post newspaper, from 1916 until 1933. His wife, Evalyn Walsh McLean, was a prominent Washington socialite.McLean was also a thoroughbred racehorse owner and purchaser of the Hope Diamond, which was traditionally believed to carry a curse.McLean was declared insane …

MacLean, also spelt Maclean and McLean, is a Gaelic surname Mac Gille Eathain, or, Mac Giolla Eóin in Irish Gaelic), Eóin being a Gaelic form of Johannes ().The clan surname is an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic "Mac Gille Eathain", a patronymic meaning "son of Gillean". Gillean means "the Servant of [Saint] John [the Baptist]"), named for Gilleathain na Tuaidh, known as "Gillian …

Early life. Gloria was born on March 10, 1918, to Edgar B. Hatrick of Larchmont, New York.Her family spent the summers at The Broadmoor hotel and resort. She attended the Finch School in New York and spent two years studying drama at a dramatic school.. Personal life First marriage. In 1943, she married Edward Beale McLean Jr., a son of heiress Evalyn Walsh McLean and …

Les propriétaires successifs du Hope au XX e siècle sont Pierre Cartier, fils du célèbre joaillier Alfred Cartier (de 1910 à 1911) qui le revend 300 000 dollars à Evalyn Walsh McLean (en). Celle-ci en est propriétaire de 1911 à sa mort en 1947 , puis il passe à Harry Winston en 1949 , qui en fait don au Smithsonian Institute de ...

Pierre Cartier tried to sell the Hope Diamond to Washington, D.C., socialite Evalyn Walsh McLean and her husband in 1910. Cartier was a consummate salesman who used an understated presentation to entice Mrs. McLean. He described the gem's illustrious history to her while keeping it concealed underneath special wrapping paper.

On March 4, 1932 a man by the name of Gaston B. Means had a discussion with Evalyn Walsh McLean and told her that he would be of great importance in retrieving the Lindbergh baby. Means told McLean that he could find these kidnappers because he was approached weeks before the abduction about participating in a "big kidnapping" and he claimed ...

Cartier est une entreprise du secteur du luxe qui conçoit, fabrique, distribue et vend des bijoux, des montres, des lunettes, des parfums, des sacs et des portefeuilles. Fondée à Paris en 1847 par Louis-François Cartier, l'entreprise est restée sous le contrôle de la famille jusqu'en 1964.La marque est rendue célèbre par son petit-fils Louis Cartier.

The McLean Diamond, a 31.26 carats (6.252 g; 0.2205 oz), blue-white colorless, antique cushion brilliant. The diamond was purchased by Harry Winston from the estate of Evalyn Walsh McLean along with other pieces of jewelry including the Hope Diamond and the Star of the East. He sold the McLean Diamond to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor in 1950 ...

Florence Mabel Harding (née Kling; August 15, 1860 – November 21, 1924) was the first lady of the United States from 1921 until her husband's death in 1923 as the wife of President Warren G. Harding.. Florence first married Pete De Wolfe and had a son, Marshall. After divorcing him, she married the somewhat-younger Harding when he was a newspaper publisher in Ohio, and she …