Mary Landon Baker

Mary Landon Baker (b. August 15,[1] 1901;[2] died 1961) was a rich American socialite and heiress famous for her romantic life.[3][4] Newspapers worldwide covered her love life with Allister McCormick, whom she repeatedly left at the altar in the early 1920s.[4] In 1926 she was briefly engaged to Bojidar Pouritch, who worked as a Yugoslav diplomat; a New York Times correspondent stated their engagement caused, "the greatest excitement since the European war".[4][5] Among those she rejected as possible husbands were also an English Lord, a rich Spaniard, and an Irish prince.[4] She reportedly had received 65 marriage proposals by the time she died, but never married.[6]

Family

Baker's parents were Chicago lawyer and financier Alfred L. Baker and Mary Corwith. She had an older sister, Isabelle,[2] whose married name in 1926 was Mrs. Robert M. Curtis[7] and in 1934, Mrs. Isabelle Baker Curtis Welch, and two nieces Isabelle and Priscilla.[8]

References
  1. U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925
  2. Crowell, Deborah, ", ancestry.com from the book Men of 1914. The name is spelled 'Isabelle' in this report. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  3. "April 1, 1956 - Mary Landon Baker-She left her man waiting at the church | Chicago Tribune Archive". Archives.chicagotribune.com. 1956-04-01. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  4. "She Received 65 Proposals, but Never Married". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  5. "Milestones: Nov. 1, 1926 - TIME". Content.time.com. 1926-11-01. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  6. Gabriella Paiella (January 31, 2017). "Mary Landon Baker Got 65 Proposals, Never Married". Nymag.com. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  7. "Alfred L. Baker, Financier, Ill at Lake Forest", Chicago Daily Tribune, September 30, 1926. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  8. "Robert M. Curtis Acts to Settle Alimony Dispute", Chicago Daily Tribune, November 24, 1934. The names are spelled 'Isabel' in this report. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
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