Mercedes de Acosta: Biography, Facts and Career
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Mercedes de Acosta (March 1, 1892 – May 9, 1968) was an American poet, playwright, and novelist. Although she failed to achieve artistic and professional distinction, de Acosta is known for her many lesbian affairs with celebrated Broadway and Hollywood personalities including Alla Nazimova, Isadora Duncan, Eva Le Gallienne, and Marlene Dietrich. Her best-known involvement was with Greta Garbo with whom, in 1931, she began a sporadic and volatile romance. Her 1960 memoir, Here Lies the Heart, is considered part of gay history insofar that it hints at the lesbian element in some of her relationships.
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- Full name: Mercedes de Acosta
- Born: 1892-03-01
- Nationality: United States
- Known as: Fashion figure
- Wikidata ID: Q270643
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Mercedes de Acosta (March 1, 1892 – May 9, 1968) was an American poet, playwright, and novelist.
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Mercedes de Acosta was born on 1892-03-01.
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