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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.
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A debutante at 18 years old and a high-society wife at 25, Babe had New York City in the palm of her hand. Yet the bigger they are, the harder they fall. Put on your best face for these facts about Babe Paley, The Queen Of New York. 1.
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.
Jan 31, 2024 · Babe Paley was a socialite, editor and wife of CBS founder Bill Paley, who befriended Truman Capote and confided in him. But Capote betrayed her by revealing her husband's infidelity in his novel "Answered Prayers," based on his swans.
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Mar 7, 2024 · Episode seven of 'Feud: Capote vs. the Swans' focuses on Babe Paley’s final moments. But how true to life is its depiction of her fractured family?
Jan 31, 2024 · Babe Paley, potrayed by Naomi Watts in Ryan Murphy's Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, was Capote's favorite. So, why did the writer betray the queen of midcentury New York High Society?
