Paley, Babe (1915–1978)

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Paley, Babe (1915–1978)

American socialite. Name variations: Barbara Cushing; Barbara Mortimer. Born Barbara Cushing, July 5, 1915; died July 6, 1978; dau. of Henry Cushing (prominent neurosurgeon) and Katherine "Kate" (Crowell) Cushing; sister of Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney (1908–1998) and Minnie Astor Fosburgh (1906–1978); m. Stanley Grafton Mortimer Jr. (Standard Oil heir), Sept 21, 1940 (div. 1946); m. William Paley (chair of board of CBS-TV); children: Stanley Grafton Mortimer III (b. 1942); Amanda Joy Mortimer (b. 1943); William Cushing Paley (b. 1948); Kate Paley (b. 1950); (stepchild by 2nd marriage) Hilary Paley; (stepchild by 2nd marriage) Jeffrey Paley.

Popular socialite with an abundance of intelligence and charm, was a fashion editor for Glamour magazine, then Vogue.

See also David Grafton, The Sisters: The Lives and Times of the Fabulous Cushing Sisters (Villard, 1992); and Women in World History.

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