Slim Keith

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Slim Keith was an American socialite and style icon of the mid-20th century, celebrated as one of Hollywood’s original “It girls” and a prominent figure in high society and fashion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American ⓘ
memoirist ⓘ
socialite ⓘ
style icon ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Lady Keith ⓘ
Nancy Gross ⓘ
Slim Hawks ⓘ
Slim Hayward ⓘ
associatedWith European aristocratic circles ⓘ
Hollywood ⓘ
New York high society ⓘ
birthDate 1917-07-15 ⓘ
birthName Mary Raye Gross ⓘ
birthPlace Salinas, California, United States ⓘ
linked to: Salinas
burialPlace United States (exact site not widely publicized) ⓘ
linked to: US
child Kitty Hawks ⓘ
coAuthor Annette Tapert ⓘ
creditedWith bringing Lauren Bacall to the attention of Howard Hawks ⓘ
deathDate 1990-04-16 ⓘ
deathPlace New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
describedAs "the original California girl" ⓘ
a classic American beauty ⓘ
era mid-20th century ⓘ
fashionStyle tailored, understated, and sporty elegance ⓘ
friend Lauren Bacall ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
influenced mid-20th-century American fashion ⓘ
knownFor association with Hollywood’s Golden Age ⓘ
being one of Hollywood’s original "It girls" ⓘ
friendships with leading actors, directors, and writers ⓘ
influential personal style in the 1940s and 1950s ⓘ
prominent presence in American and European high society ⓘ
language English ⓘ
marriageEnd Howard Hawks; 1949 ⓘ
Kenneth Keith, Baron Keith of Castleacre; 1972 ⓘ
Leland Hayward; 1960 ⓘ
marriageStart Howard Hawks; 1941 ⓘ
Kenneth Keith, Baron Keith of Castleacre; 1962 ⓘ
Leland Hayward; 1949 ⓘ
linked to: Leland Hayward
nationality United States ⓘ
nickname Slim ⓘ
notableWork Slim: Memories of a Rich and Imperfect Life ⓘ
occupation fashion icon ⓘ
memoirist ⓘ
socialite ⓘ
spouse Howard Hawks ⓘ
Kenneth Keith, Baron Keith of Castleacre ⓘ
Leland Hayward ⓘ

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Howard Hawks → spouse → Slim Keith ⓘ
Howard Hawks → spouse → Slim Keith ⓘ
subject linked to: Howard
Slim Keith → name → Slim Keith ⓘ
subject linked to: Lady Keith
Slim Hawks → alsoKnownAs → Slim Keith ⓘ
Slim Hayward → alsoKnownAs → Slim Keith ⓘ
Slim Keith → name → Slim Keith ⓘ
subject linked to: Slim
Kenneth Keith, Baron Keith of Castleacre → spouse → Slim Keith ⓘ
Kenneth Keith, Baron Keith of Castleacre → spouseOccupation → Slim Keith was a socialite ⓘ
linked to: Slim Keith
Kenneth Keith, Baron Keith of Castleacre → spouseNotability → Slim Keith was a fashion icon ⓘ
linked to: Slim Keith
Howard Hawks → spouse → Slim Keith ⓘ
subject linked to: Hawks
Mary Raye Gross → alsoKnownAs → Slim Keith ⓘ