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11 de abr. de 2024 · WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Mrs. Evalyn Walsh McLean, a leader in Washington society for many years and owner of the famous Hope diamond, died tonight at 6:15 in her home here.
1 de jun. de 2007 · The Misfortunes of Friendship. The infamous diamond first came to Washington via one of its last owners, Evalyn Walsh McLean. She was an heiress to a gold mine fortune and in 1909 married the equally wealthy Ned McLean, whose father made his money in natural gas and owned The Washington Post. The rich young couple quickly became the stars of ...
6 de nov. de 2015 · Thomas Walsh discovered fabulous golden wealth in the historic Camp Bird Mine near Ouray, Colorado. His daughter, Evalyn Walsh McLean, tells an engaging true story of the family that wanted for nothing. They led a life of extravagance. It enabled them to acquire possessions such as the Hope Diamond and the fabulous homes that hosted spectacular social functions and served as retreats for kings ...
24 de oct. de 2008 · million. When Evalyn Walsh McLean owned it, she often let her dog wear it on his collar. The Hope Diamond forms the basis for the plot in the movie "Titanic", as the diamond in that movie, called "The Heart of the Ocean", was worn by Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI and was colored blue, as the real Hope Diamond is.
6 de dic. de 2019 · The American heiress Evalyn Walsh McLean couldn’t get enough of jewels. She was inordinately rich, thanks to her father, who had literally struck gold with one of the largest gold mines in America.
18 de nov. de 2019 · The house where heiress Evalyn Walsh McLean once lived with the 45.5-carat Hope Diamond is on the market in Georgetown’s west village for $2,250,000.. Like many of its owners, McLean encountered a spate of tragedy after coming into possession of the allegedly cursed diamond—including the deaths of her son, daughter, and husband (who was also declared insane before his demise).
Evalyn Walsh McLean, 45, heiress to a Colorado mining fortune and owner of the famed Hope diamond, had heard the trucks rumbling past her Massachusetts Avenue mansion.
