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Relationship began 1922
Until about 1927
American Poet, Playwright and Novelist famed for her many lesbian affairs with Hollywood stars
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Hope Williams
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Blanche Barrymore
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Tamara Karsavina
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Pola Negri
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Ona Munson
Rumoured Romance
Duse
Rumoured Romance
Eleanor Roosevelt
Rumoured Romance
Alice B. Toklas
Rumoured Romance
Katharine Cornell
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Mercedes de Acosta Siblings
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Mercedes de Acosta Bio Details
Full name
Mercedes De Acosta
Also known as
Raphael De Acosta
Gender
Female
Age
75
Date of birth
Birth place
New York, USA
Date of death:
9 May 1968
Place of death
New York, USA
Occupations
Countess Dracula
Tallulah Bankhead described Mercedes thus, as the latter took to wearing black masculine trousers, a black tricorn hat and a black cape around New York. She dressed the part even further by wearing her jet black hair slicked back with brilliantine, along with a chalk white face, thin red lips and deep set eyes. De Acosta often boasted "I can get any woman from any man."
Gender Confusion
Her mother had wanted a boy, and so referred to Mercedes as 'chico mio' and 'Rafael'. Mercedes was treated like a boy and dressed like a boy, and claimed in her autobiography that she didn't realise she wasn't a boy until she was 7. This gender confusion continued throughout her life, with both Dietrich and Garbo, as well as over lovers, calling her 'my boy', 'darling boy' and 'Rafael'.
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Mercedes de Acosta Family
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Mercedes de Acosta's parents:
Mercedes de Acosta's father was Ricardo de Acosta Mercedes de Acosta's mother was Micaela Hernandez De Alba De Acosta
Mercedes de Acosta's former partners:
Mercedes de Acosta dated Marlene Dietrich Mercedes de Acosta had a relationship with Greta Garbo Mercedes de Acosta was rumoured to had a romance with Eleanor Roosevelt Mercedes de Acosta had a relationship with Isadora Duncan Mercedes de Acosta had a relationship with Blanche Barrymore Mercedes de Acosta had a relationship with Eva Le Gallienne Mercedes de Acosta's former husband was Abram Poole Mercedes de Acosta had a relationship with Alla Nazimova Mercedes de Acosta had a relationship with Hope Williams Mercedes de Acosta had a relationship with Tamara Karsavina Mercedes de Acosta had a relationship with Pola Negri Mercedes de Acosta had a relationship with Ona Munson Mercedes de Acosta was rumoured to had a romance with Duse Mercedes de Acosta was rumoured to had a romance with Alice B. Toklas Mercedes de Acosta was rumoured to had a romance with Katharine Cornell
Mercedes de Acosta's siblings:
Mercedes de Acosta's brother was Joaquin Ignacio De Acosta Mercedes de Acosta's sister was Rita Lydig Mercedes de Acosta's sister was Maria Cecelia Chanler Mercedes de Acosta's brother was Dick De Acosta Mercedes de Acosta's sister was Aida Marta Breckinridge Mercedes de Acosta's brother was Henry De Acosta Mercedes de Acosta's sister was Baba Shaw
Mercedes de Acosta's nieces and nephews:
Mercedes de Acosta's nephew is Ignatius Sargent Mercedes de Acosta's nephew was Frederic Miguel Shaw Mercedes de Acosta's niece is Mercedes Shaw
Mercedes de Acosta's grandparents:
Mercedes de Acosta's grandfather was Rafael Hernandez Mercedes de Acosta's grandmother was Rita De Alba
Eva Le Gallienne Bio Details
Full name
Eva Le Gallienne
Gender
Female
Age
92
Date of birth
Birth place
London, England
Date of death:
3 Jun 1991
Place of death
Weston, Connecticut, USA
Cause of death
Heart Failure
Occupations
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Eva Le Gallienne Family
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Eva Le Gallienne's parents:
Eva Le Gallienne's father was Richard Le Gallienne Eva Le Gallienne's mother was Julie Le Gallienne
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