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Samuel Ward McAllister (December 28, 1827 – January 31, 1895) was a popular arbiter of social taste in the Gilded Age of America, widely accepted as the authority to which families could be classified as the cream of New York society (The Four Hundred). His listings were questioned by those excluded from them, and his self ...
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- Samuel Ward McAllister, December 28, 1827, Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
- January 31, 1895 (aged 67), New York City, U.S.
- Matthew Hall McAllister, Louisa Charlotte Cutler
22. März 2024 · Ward McAllister (born December 1827, Savannah, Ga., U.S.—died Jan. 31, 1895, New York City) was a U.S. lawyer and social leader who originated the phrase “the Four Hundred” to designate New York City’s society leaders.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
On February 16, 1892, The New York Times published the "official" list of those included in the Four Hundred as dictated by social arbiter Ward McAllister, Astor's friend and confidant, in response to lists proffered by others, and after years of clamoring by the press to know who was on it.
No.Name As It Appears In Article [4]Full Name [23]1, 2Mr. and Mrs. F. R. AppletonFrancis R. Appleton Fanny Lanier ...3Fred H. Allen4, 5Mr. and Mrs. AstorWilliam Backhouse Astor Jr. Caroline ...6, 7Mr. and Mrs. J.J. AstorJohn Jacob Astor IV [b] Ava Lowle ...29. Okt. 2023 · Ward McAllister was a social arbiter and tastemaker in 19th-century New York, who coined the phrase "the Four Hundred" to describe the elite society. He appears in Julian Fellowes' period drama The Gilded Age, played by Nathan Lane, as a friend and adviser to Mrs Astor and Mrs Bertha Russell.
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28. Feb. 2022 · Learn about the real-life socialite who inspired Nathan Lane's character on HBO's The Gilded Age. Ward McAllister was a lawyer, a dandy, and a self-appointed arbiter of New York high society in the 19th century.
- Rebecca Onion
27. Nov. 2023 · Ward McAllister was a self-appointed social arbiter who wrote a book revealing the extravagant secrets of his wealthy friends in 19th century New York. Learn how his actions made him a target of mockery and a villain on the HBO series 'The Gilded Age'.
22. März 2022 · Over the past year, audiences caught him on Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building” as deli dips kingpin Teddy Dimas, and in HBO Max’s 1880s-set “The Gilded Age,” as Ward McAllister, in ...
