C.Z. Guest

C. Z. Guest
Guest in 1956
Born	Lucy Douglas Cochrane (1920-02-19)February 19, 1920 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died	November 8, 2003(2003-11-08) (aged 83) Old Westbury, New York, United States
Cause of death	Cancer
Residence	Long Island, New York, United States Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Occupation	Stage actress, socialite, author, columnist, horsewoman, fashion designer
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Winston Frederick Churchill Guest
Children	2, including Cornelia

Lucy Douglas "C. Z." Guest (née Cochrane; February 19, 1920 - November 8, 2003) was an American stage actress, author, columnist, horsewoman, fashion designer, and socialite who achieved a degree of fame as a fashion icon. She was frequently seen wearing elegant designs by famous designers like Mainbocher. Her unfussy, clean-cut style was seen as typically American, and she was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1959.

She was born on February 19, 1920, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Vivian Wessell and Alexander Lynde Cochrane, an investment banker. Her brother called her "Sissy" and she transformed that into "C.Z." She dabbled in acting, including an appearance in the Ziegfeld Follies in 1944.

On March 8, 1947, she married Winston Frederick Churchill Guest, the son of Frederick Guest, who was a son of Ivor Bertie Guest, 1st Baron Wimborne, and Lady Cornelia Henrietta Maria Spencer-Churchill (daughter of John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough) through his mother he was a first cousin of Sir Winston Churchill, also he was a national polo champion, member of the Guest family.Ernest Hemingway was best man at the wedding, which took place at Hemingway's home in Havana, Cuba. The couple had two children, Alexander Guest and Cornelia Guest. C. Z. Guest was pictured on the cover of the July 20, 1962, issue of TIME magazine as part of an article on American society. [1]

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