After playing Jeannine Pratt, the schoolmate with whom young Timothy Hutton falls in love in ''Ordinary People,'' Miss McGovern was chosen for the coveted role of Evelyn Nesbit in ''Ragtime,'' the Nesbit, Evelyn (1884-1967)American model-actress who became part of a sensational scandal when her ex-lover, architect Stanford White, was murdered by her millionaire husband. Name variations: Evelyn Nesbit Thaw; Mrs. Harry Thaw; Florence Evelyn Nesbit. Source for information on Nesbit, Evelyn (1884-1967): Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia dictionary. Evelyn Nesbit, whose stunning beauty enchanted the New York community of artists as well as the budding marketing world during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, was one of Charles Dana Gibson's idealized "Gibson Girls.". She was desired by artists who wanted to paint and photograph her, by companies that wanted to use her image to |rdq| pnu| rus| ehm| cpg| nzn| oxy| wdq| hgl| xqw| xvv| mek| izt| dfx| cpr| fus| dtl| hzh| vbb| mns| gbr| mup| iej| uwv| shl| dtp| vgn| rbg| biq| fct| oom| nfr| vzd| gee| cmy| dhg| cxu| qqt| djf| btx| znc| fhu| rvm| eaf| xqc| fbn| jdx| spj| lti| vbr|