November 12 1974, at the White House
Sister of Jackie Kennedy

Born:

  • 3 March 1933
  • Manhattan NYC

Died:

  • 15 February 2019 (Aged 85)
  • Manhattan, in her apartment
  • Natural causes

Parents:

  • John Vernou Bouvier III
  • Janet Lee Bouvier

Spouse:

  • Michael Temple Canfield (m. 1953, div. 1958)
  • Prince Stanisław Albrecht “Stas” Radziwiłł (m. 1959, div. 1974)
  • Herbert Ross (m. 1988, div. 2001)

Children:

  • Anthony Stanisław Albert Radziwiłł
  • Anna Christina “Tina” Radziwiłł

Education:

  • Enrolled at Sarah Lawrence College for undergraduate studies, but left in her sophomore year to study art in Italy

Life, work, and accomplishments:

  • Prominent socialite and attempted actress, writer, and interior designer, Lee was well-known for her elegant style and for keeping famous company
  • She traveled prolifically, and was often visited by Jackie, especially before Jack’s death, playing the role of a supportive but politically uninvolved relative
  • Later, she introduced her sister to Aristotle Onassis, who would become Jackie’s second husband

“I believe that without memories there is no life, and that our memories should be of happy times” — Lee Radziwill, in her book Happy Times