Elena Mumm Thornton Wilson
(1906-1979)
American socialite
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Elena Mumm Thornton Wilson (27 August 1906 – 27 July 1979) was born into an unusual, wealthy, aristocratic European family and was the fourth wife of the famed American writer Edmund Wilson. Elena was a central figure in Wilson's life from the time they met until his death in 1972. She was the literary executrix of his estate and helped Leon Edel edit her husband's journals. She also edited a book of his literary correspondence.
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27 August 1906 Reims, France
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| Died |
27 July 1979 (aged 72) Wellfleet, Massachusetts, United States
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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