Margaux Hemingway: Biography, Facts and Career
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Margaux Louise Hemingway (born Margot Louise Hemingway; February 16, 1954 – July 1, 1996) 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. She signed a million-dollar contract with Fabergé Inc. as the spokesmodel for Babe perfume. In addition to her modeling career, Hemingway occasionally worked as an actress, making her feature film debut in the rape and revenge thriller Lipstick (1976). Other film roles include the comedies They Call Me Bruce? (1982) and Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984). Her later years were marred by highly publicized episodes of addiction and depression, before her suicide from a drug overdose around July 1, 1996, at the age of 42.
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- Full name: Margaux Hemingway
- Born: 1954-02-16
- Nationality: United States
- Known as: Fashion figure
- Wikidata ID: Q253167
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Who is Margaux Hemingway?
Margaux Louise Hemingway (born Margot Louise Hemingway; February 16, 1954 – July 1, 1996) was an American fashion model and actress.
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Margaux Hemingway was born on 1954-02-16.
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