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Mary Benedict Cushing Astor Fosburgh (January 27, 1906 – November 4, 1978) was an American socialite, philanthropist and art collector. Mary Benedict Cushing was the eldest daughter of Harvey Williams Cushing (1869–1939) and his wife Katharine Stone Crowell.
Mary Cushing Fosburgh died on November 4, 1978 at her home in Manhattan after a long illness. Mary Benedict Cushing was the eldest daughter of Harvey Williams Cushing (1869–1939) and his wife, Katharine Stone (Crowell) Cushing.
Mary Benedict Cushing was the eldest daughter of Harvey Williams Cushing (1869–1939) and his wife, Katharine Stone (Crowell) Cushing. Her father was a pioneering neurosurgeon and was the first person to describe Cushing's disease.
Discover life events, stories and photos about Mary Benedict Cushing (1906–1978) of Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
Betsey Maria Cushing Whitney (May 18, 1909 – March 25, 1998) was an American philanthropist, a former daughter-in-law of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and later wife of U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James's, John Hay Whitney.
Cushing Sisters. Fosburgh, Minnie Astor (1906–1978). American socialite, philanthropist. Name variations: Mary Cushing; Minnie Astor.
Other works by Fosburgh are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and The Frick Collection. In 1953, Fosburgh married Mary ("Minnie") Cushing (1906–1978), who had recently divorced Vincent Astor after thirteen years of marriage. Together, Fosburgh and Mary Cushing developed a ...
