Behind the Hedgerow: Eileen Slocum and the Meaning of Newport Society (2010)

Gênero : Documentário

Runtime : 1H 0M

Director : David Bettencourt

Sinopse

An exclusive look at the private world of aristocratic Newport, Rhode Island –– a world of privilege that began with the Gilded Age, when Vanderbilts and Astors reigned. The story is told through the focus of one of the last grand dames, Eileen Gillespie Slocum, descendant of Browns, who died on July 27, 2008 at the age of 92.

Atores

Eileen Slocum
Eileen Slocum
Herself

Tripulações

David Bettencourt
David Bettencourt
Director
G. Wayne Miller
G. Wayne Miller
Producer
G. Wayne Miller
G. Wayne Miller
Editor

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