Audrey Munson - 1891-1996 - New Haven, N.Y. - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

Audrey Munson was born in Rochester, New York in 1891. She began life in Mexico, New York, but moved to Rhode Island with her mother, after her parents divorced. Her beauty quickly launched her career as a model, posing for statues, monuments, starring in silent films, even being the first woman to pose nude in a feature film. She is also credited with being the model who posed for the image on both the Walking Liberty quarter and the Mercury dime. When her modelling career began to lose public interest, she attempted suicide. Her Mother had her committed to an institution in 1931, on her 30th birthday. She continued to live in this institution until her death at age 104, on February 20th, 2006. The community of New Haven conducted several fund raising events in order to provide her a grave marker, and rallied together and managed to get a historical plaque in her honor, placed at the entrance to the New Haven Rural Cemetery.

Description: Known officially as America's First Supermodel. Posed for over 50 statues and monuments, the Standing Liberty Quarter and Mercury Dime, as well as starring in several silent films. For more details on the life of Audrey Munson, here are a couple of web links: Oswego Country Today Website: http://oswegocountytoday.com/dozens-honor-americas-first-supermodel-in-new-haven/ Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_Munson Broadly Vice website: https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/audrey-munson-death-of-americas-venus Date of birth: 06/08/1891 Date of death: 02/20/1996 Area of notoriety: Art Marker Type: Plaque Setting: Outdoor Fee required?: No Web site: [Web Link] Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Not listed

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