Elizabeth Laurenson Simpson (1916â€"1996), better known as Sloan
Simpson, (she later added an e at the end of Sloan, adopting Sloane as
her name) was a fashion consultant, TV/radio personality, fashion
model, and actor. Simpson served as First Lady of New York City during
the mayoralty of William O'Dwyer.Simpson was born to Eleanora
Laurenson Myer Simpson and William Sloan Simpson (known as Sloan) in
Dallas, Texas on October 18, 1916. Called "Betty" during her
childhood, she grew up in Highland Park, Texas, a town in the Dallas
suburbs. Sloan Simpson, a lieutenant-colonel in the U.S. Army, served
with President Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders during the
Spanishâ€"American War. He participated in the Battle of San Juan
Hill. Simpson's grandfather, John R. Simpson, founded the Exchange
Bank, which became the First National Bank of Texas.During her
childhood, Simpson studied at the Sacred Heart Convent in the
Torresdale neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the Beard
School (now Morristown-Beard School) in Orange, New Jersey. She
graduated from Highland Park High School in University Park, Texas.
Simpson then completed her undergraduate studies at Stephens College
in Columbia, Missouri.Simpson worked as a TV and radio personality. In
December 1953, she began hosting a radio program titled The Sloan
Simpson Show on WOR, a radio station in New York City. The 25-minute
talk show, which aired on weekday evenings at 9:05 pm, discussed
fashion, current events, and celebrity gossip. The show aired
nationally on the Mutual Broadcasting System, a national radio
network, from 1954â€"1955. Simpson's TV show with the same name, which
ran on WOR-TV, began in January 1954. WOR-TV canceled the show in
April of that year. Simpson also made guest appearances on other TV
programs, including Leave It to the Girls (a talk show), Let's Take
Sides (a debate show), and One Minute Please (a quiz show).
Simpson, (she later added an e at the end of Sloan, adopting Sloane as
her name) was a fashion consultant, TV/radio personality, fashion
model, and actor. Simpson served as First Lady of New York City during
the mayoralty of William O'Dwyer.Simpson was born to Eleanora
Laurenson Myer Simpson and William Sloan Simpson (known as Sloan) in
Dallas, Texas on October 18, 1916. Called "Betty" during her
childhood, she grew up in Highland Park, Texas, a town in the Dallas
suburbs. Sloan Simpson, a lieutenant-colonel in the U.S. Army, served
with President Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders during the
Spanishâ€"American War. He participated in the Battle of San Juan
Hill. Simpson's grandfather, John R. Simpson, founded the Exchange
Bank, which became the First National Bank of Texas.During her
childhood, Simpson studied at the Sacred Heart Convent in the
Torresdale neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the Beard
School (now Morristown-Beard School) in Orange, New Jersey. She
graduated from Highland Park High School in University Park, Texas.
Simpson then completed her undergraduate studies at Stephens College
in Columbia, Missouri.Simpson worked as a TV and radio personality. In
December 1953, she began hosting a radio program titled The Sloan
Simpson Show on WOR, a radio station in New York City. The 25-minute
talk show, which aired on weekday evenings at 9:05 pm, discussed
fashion, current events, and celebrity gossip. The show aired
nationally on the Mutual Broadcasting System, a national radio
network, from 1954â€"1955. Simpson's TV show with the same name, which
ran on WOR-TV, began in January 1954. WOR-TV canceled the show in
April of that year. Simpson also made guest appearances on other TV
programs, including Leave It to the Girls (a talk show), Let's Take
Sides (a debate show), and One Minute Please (a quiz show).
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