Maud Cunard
American-born English socialite / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maud Alice Burke (3 August 1872 – 10 July 1948), later Lady Cunard, known as Emerald, was an American-born, London-based society hostess. She had long relationships with the novelist George Moore and the conductor Thomas Beecham, and was the muse of the former and a champion of and fund-raiser for the latter. She was a supporter of Wallis Simpson during the British abdication crisis of 1936, vainly hoping for a court appointment. The Second World War ended her era of private patronage and lavish hospitality.
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Lady Cunard | |
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Born | Maud Alice Burke (1872-08-03)3 August 1872 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Died | 10 July 1948(1948-07-10) (aged 75) London, England |
Spouse(s) |
Sir Bache Cunard, Bt
(m. 1895; died 1925) |
Children | Nancy Cunard |
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