Irene Marie [SEP] place of birth
Irene Marie
Irene Marie (born August 22, 1950 in Miami Beach, Florida) is a former fashion model and founder of the eponymous South Beach model agency Irene Marie Models. Marie and her agency were the subject of the MTV series 8th & Ocean. Marie is referred to as The Grand Dame of Modeling.
City Models.
In 1974, Irene met her future husband, Patrick Marie, while on vacation in Miami Beach. Soon after, Patrick introduced Irene to his cousin; the owner of Paris-
table at the Ziegfeld Ball and made her home in Manhattan at her apartment on Sutton Place.
She died of an apparent heart ailment at St. Vincent's Hospital in Greenwich Village, New York City, aged 79 and was cremated at Ferncliff.
References.
- New York Times obituary, "Irene Hayes, 79, Florist Here, Dies", Sep. 17, 1975.
External links.
- Gallagher's Steak House
- Irene Hayes Wadley Smythe Florists