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"Slim Keith was at the heart of high society for more than half of America's twentieth century. Her beauty was such that the creative giants of our contemporary culture sought her company; her voice so distinctive that her friend Truman Capote was inspired to capture it in Lady Ina Coolbirth, the narrator of his notorious short story "Cote Basque." She was confidante and pal to Ernest Hemingway, Bill and Babe Paley, Lauren Bacall (who calls herself "the celluloid Slim"), Clark Gable, and Jerome Robbins..."--jacket flap.
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1 edition- Hardcover · English · 1990Simon & Schuster · 319 pages · 9780671631642
BiographyCelebritiesFriends and associatesRelations with menNew York Times reviewedUnited states, biographyWomen, united states, biography