"Bores put you in a mental cemetery while you are still walking."
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Elsa Maxwell
Elsa Maxwell (May 24, 1883 β November 1, 1963) was an American gossip columnist and author, songwriter, screenwriter, radio personality and professional hostess renowned for her parties for royalty and high society figures of her day.
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