Sister Parish
Sister Parish
Sister Parishwas an American interior decorator and socialite. She was the first interior designer brought in to decorate the Kennedy White House, a position soon usurped by French interior designer Stéphane Boudin. Despite Boudin's growing influence, Parish's influence can still be seen at the White House, particularly in the Yellow Oval Room...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDesigner
CountryUnited States of America
birth dorothy hasten hung lest name point
My birth certificate read Dorothy May Kinnicutt, but, lest you think that the name "Sister" has any ecclesiastical significance, let me hasten to point out that it was immediately hung on me by my three-year-old brother, Frankie.
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The last occasions when the timetable of our lives would be interrupted for many years to come.
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It has not been an easy name, yet it has brought me many a laugh.
aunt sentimental members
Even my aunt Joan, hopelessly sentimental about every member of our family, admitted that I was hideous.