Margaux Hemingway

Margaux Louise Hemingway (born Margot Louise Hemingway; February 16, 1954 – July 1, 1996) was an American fashion model and actress. She gained success as a supermodel in the mid-1970s, appearing on the covers of magazines including Cosmopolitan, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, and Time.

Margaux Hemingway
Hemingway in 1976
Born
Margot Louise Hemingway

(1954-02-16)February 16, 1954
DiedJuly 1, 1996(1996-07-01) (aged 42)
Resting placeKetchum Cemetery, Ketchum, Idaho, U.S.
43.686806°N 114.366668°W / 43.686806; -114.366668
Occupations
  • Model
  • actress
Years active1972–1996
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Spouses
Erroll Wetanson
(m. 1975; div. 1978)
    Bernard Faucher
    (m. 1979; div. 1985)
    Parent
    RelativesMariel Hemingway (sister)
    Ernest Hemingway
    (paternal grandfather)
    Hadley Richardson
    (paternal grandmother)

    She signed a million-dollar contract with Fabergé Inc. as the spokesmodel for Babe perfume. She was the granddaughter of writer Ernest Hemingway. Her later years were marred by highly publicized episodes of addiction and depression, before her suicide from a drug overdose on July 1, 1996, at the age of 42.

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