Handwritten note describing Mercedes de Acosta's donation of #MarleneDietrich letters and artifacts to the Rosenbach as part of her larger gift in the 1960's.

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My favorite book in the Rosenbach's collection: the Holy Bible once belonging to playwright, screenwriter, poet, novelist and memoirist #MercedesdeAcosta.

Photo by Tracie Van Auken.

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Mercedes de Acosta's copy of book 4 of Thomas à Kempis's "The Imitation of Christ."

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Mercedes de Acosta American socialite and writer Mercedes De Acosta was BOTD in 1892. Born and raised in New York to wealthy Cuban-Spanish parents, her family moved in high society, entertaining the Roosevelts and Va…

American socialite, writer and celebrity lesbian Mercedes De Acosta, best known ad the lover of Greta Garbo, was BOTD in 1892. #mercedesdeacosta #supergays #bornonthisday

Abram Poole, Portrait de l'écrivaine hispano-américaine Mercedes de Acosta (1923), huile sur toile, 200cm x 100cm, Santa Barbara / CA (USA) : Santa Barbara Museum of Art.

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