Bettine Moore Close
| Bettine Moore Close | |
|---|---|
| Born | Elizabeth Mary Hester Moore March 28, 1924 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 💀Died | February 23, 2015 (aged 90) Big Piney, Wyoming, U.S.February 23, 2015 (aged 90) |
| 🏫 Education | Rosemary Hall |
| 💼 Occupation | Socialite, philanthropist |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | William Close 1943 – 2009 (his death) |
| 👶 Children | 7, including Glenn Close |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | Charles Arthur Moore, Jr. Elizabeth Hyde |
| 👪 Relatives | Mary Elsie Moore (sister) |
Bettine Moore Close (née Elizabeth Mary Hester Moore; March 28, 1924 – February 23, 2015)[citation needed] was an American socialite, philanthropist, wife of Dr. William Close, and the mother of actress Glenn Close.
Early life[edit]
She was born in New York City and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut, daughter of Elizabeth (née Hyde; 1897–1983) and Charles Arthur Moore, Jr. (1880–1949).[1] Charles's sister was Mary Elsie Moore, great-grandmother of actress Brooke Shields. Her aunt Mary had married into Italian nobility. The Moore family had started the supply company Manning, Maxwell and Moore.[2][original research?] She attended Rosemary Hall, now Choate Rosemary Hall, starting in 1938.[3]
Career[edit]
In the 1950s, Close and her husband moved to Africa after joining the Moral Re-Armament group, where William also found work as a doctor.[4] For a time William was the personal doctor of Mobutu Sese Seko, the president of the Congo.[5][6]
Her husband William Close died on January 15, 2009, aged 84, in Big Piney, Wyoming. Bettine and William had moved to Wyoming to provide medical care to a remote area there that was in need of doctors. They supported numerous Wyoming community organizations.[citation needed]
Personal life[edit]
In 1943, she married Dr. William Taliaferro Close.[3][7] Together, Bettine and her husband had three daughters, two sons and two adopted sons:
- Glenn Close, a six-time Academy Award-nominated and Tony Award-winning actress
- Tina Close
- Jessie Close
- Alexander Close
- Duncan Close, who died in 1949, the week he was born, from a heart defect.[8]
- Tambu Close, who was adopted from Africa.
- Edward Close, who was also adopted from Africa.[9][10]
On February 23, 2015, Bettine Moore Close died in her sleep in Big Piney, Wyoming, aged 90.[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ Times, Special To Tm New York (24 August 1949). "CHARLES A. MOORE, NOTED SPORTSMAN; Heed of Metal Products Firm Dies--On Many Expeditions, Including Peary's to Arctic". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ↑ "M. M. & M." Time magazine. January 24, 1938. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
The Brady fable got its pith from Charles A. Moore, founder of Manning, Maxwell & Moore, who took Brady on as a cub salesman in 1879 when the company was only a jobber for railroad supplies, sent Diamond Jim out on the road with instructions to spend all the money necessary to make customers like him. Diamond Jim stuck to this tenet through the panic of the middle nineties with such success that spending money to make money has been the Manning, Maxwell & Moore system to lick depressions ever since.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Times, Special To The New York (21 December 1942). "BETTINE MOORE ENGAGED TO WED; Daughter of C. A. Moores !s Fiancee of W.T. Close -- Their Homes in Greenwich". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ↑ http://newafricanmagazine.com/how-the-father-of-glenn-close-became-mobutus-personal-doctor/ accessed 8/18/2014
- ↑ accessed 8/18/2014< Profile, biography.com; accessed February 27, 2015.
- ↑ Profile, people.com; accessed February 27, 2015.
- ↑ Times, Special To The New York (7 February 1943). "MISS MOORE BRIDE OF WILLIAM CLOSE; Wears White Faille Silk Gown and Tulle Veil at Marriage ill Greenwich Home". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ↑ Notice of death of Duncan Close, wsl.state.wy.us; accessed February 27, 2015.
- ↑ Close family profile, latimes.com; accessed February 27, 2015.
- ↑ Bettine Moore Close biodata, books.google.com; accessed February 27, 2015.
- ↑ Notice of death of Bettine Moore Close, people.com; accessed February 27, 2015.
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