Elsie de Wolfe nickname(s):
Lady Mendl, Elsie de Wolf
Elsie de Wolfe date of birth:
December 20, 1865
How old was Elsie de Wolfe when died?
84
Where was Elsie de Wolfe born?
New York City, New York, USA
When did Elsie de Wolfe die?
July 13, 1950
Where did Elsie de Wolfe die?
Versailles, France
Elsie de Wolfe body shape:
Average
What is Elsie de Wolfe's ethnicity?
White
What is Elsie de Wolfe nationality?
American
What is Elsie de Wolfe's occupation?
Actress
Elsie de Wolfe claim to fame:
Democracy: The Vision Restored
Short Biography
Elsie de Wolfe, also known as Lady Mendl, (December 20, 1859? – July 12, 1950) was an American actress, interior decorator, nominal author of the influential 1913 book The House in Good Taste, and a prominent figure in New York, Paris, and London society. According to The New Yorker, "Interior design as a profession was invented by Elsie de Wolfe, " although the praise is not strictly true. De Wolfe was certainly the most famous name in the field until the 1930s, but the profession of interior decorator/designer was recognized as a promising one as early as 1900, five years before she received her first official commission, The Colony Club in New York. During her married life (from 1926 until her death in 1950) the press often referred to her as Lady Mendl. She was born in New York and died at Versailles, France.