Wallis Simpson
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Wallis Simpson was an American socialite who became one of the most controversial figures of the 20th century when she married Edward VIII, the British king who abdicated his throne in 1936 to be with her. Her relationship with Edward fundamentally altered the course of British royal history and remains a significant moment in both British and American culture.
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- 1896-06-19
- Died
- 1986-04-24
- Works
- 2
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- I Choose to Laugh
- My Andrew
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Acting · Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, USA
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor (born Bessie Wallis Warfield, later Simpson; June 19, 1896 – April 24, 1986), was an American socialite and wife of the former King Edward VIII. Their intention to marry and her status as a divorcée caused a constitutional crisis that led to Edward's abdication. From Wikipedia.
Known for
- A Very Royal Crisis: Countdown to Abdication2023
- Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen — Self (archive footage)2022
- Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft2021
- Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood — Self (archive footage)2018
- Maria by Callas — Self (archive footage)2017
- The Royal House of Windsor — Self (archive footage)2017
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Wallis, Duchess of Windsor (born Bessie Wallis Warfield, later Spencer and then Simpson; June 19, 1896 – April 24, 1986), was an American socialite and the wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (former King Edward VIII). Their intention to marry and her status as a divorcée caused a constitutional crisis that led to Edward's abdication.
Wallis grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. Her father died shortly after her birth, and she and her widowed mother were partly supported by their wealthier relatives. Her first marriage, to United States Navy officer Win Spencer, was punctuated by periods of separation and eventually ended in divorce. In 1931, while married to her second husband Ernest Simpson, she met Edward, the heir apparent to the British throne. Five years later, after Edward's accession as King of the United Kingdom, Wallis divorced Ernest to marry Edward.
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1896 births1986 deaths20th-century American memoirists20th-century American women writersAbdication of Edward VIIIAmerican anti-communistsAmerican emigrants to FranceAmerican EpiscopaliansAmerican expatriates in the United KingdomAmerican women memoiristsAmerican women philanthropistsBritish anti-communists