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Margaux Hemingway
American fashion model and actress (1954–1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Margaux Louise Hemingway (born Margot Louise Hemingway; February 16, 1954 – July 1, 1996)[lower-alpha 1] was an American fashion model and actress. The granddaughter of writer Ernest Hemingway, she gained independent fame as a supermodel in the 1970s, appearing on the covers of magazines including Cosmopolitan, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, and Time. Her younger sister Mariel is a well-known Hollywood actress.
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![]() Hemingway in 1976 | |
Born | Margot Louise Hemingway (1954-02-16)February 16, 1954 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
Died | July 1, 1996(1996-07-01) (aged 42) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Ketchum Cemetery, Ketchum, Idaho, U.S. 43.686806°N 114.366668°W / 43.686806; -114.366668 |
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Years active | 1972–1996 |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] |
Spouses | Erroll Wetanson
(m. 1975; div. 1978)Bernard Faucher
(m. 1979; div. 1985) |
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Relatives | Mariel Hemingway (sister) Ernest Hemingway (paternal grandfather) Hadley Richardson (paternal grandmother) |
She signed a million-dollar contract with Fabergé Inc. as the spokesmodel for Babe perfume. Her later years were marred by highly publicized episodes of addiction and depression, before her suicide from a drug overdose on July 1, 1996, at the age of 42.