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* On June 25, 1906, Stanford White was attending a musical show at Madison Square Garden | * On June 25, 1906, Stanford White was attending a musical show at Madison Square Garden | ||
* Thaw approached White and shot him - White was hit in the face and died instantly | * Thaw approached White and shot him - White was hit in the face and died instantly | ||
* Only one week after the murder, a nickelodeon film, "Rooftop Murder", was released, rushed into production by Thomas Edison. | * Only one week after the murder, a nickelodeon film, ''"Rooftop Murder"'', was released, rushed into production by Thomas Edison. | ||
* The shooting was the basis for the film "<I>[[Ragtime (film)|Ragtime]]</I>" with [[James Cagney]] and [[Elizabeth McGovern]] | |||
* The ensuing trial became known as the "The Trial of the Century" (see [[Stanford White]] for more information) | * The ensuing trial became known as the "The Trial of the Century" (see [[Stanford White]] for more information) | ||
* Thaw, being a multi-millionaire, was found not guilty by reason of insanity. | * Thaw, being a multi-millionaire, was found not guilty by reason of insanity. | ||
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- Articles in this Category are related to The Girl in the Velvet Swing, Evelyn Nesbit.
- She was a model for Charles Dana Gibson's "Woman: the Eternal Question, 1901"
- She personified the Gibson Girl
- she was one of the most photographed people of her time
- At age of 16, she was drugged and raped by Stanford White
- She married a deranged and jealous Harry Kendall Thaw
- On June 25, 1906, Stanford White was attending a musical show at Madison Square Garden
- Thaw approached White and shot him - White was hit in the face and died instantly
- Only one week after the murder, a nickelodeon film, "Rooftop Murder", was released, rushed into production by Thomas Edison.
- The shooting was the basis for the film "Ragtime" with James Cagney and Elizabeth McGovern
- The ensuing trial became known as the "The Trial of the Century" (see Stanford White for more information)
- Thaw, being a multi-millionaire, was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
- In 1916, Thaw was charged with the kidnapping, beating, and sexual assault of nineteen-year-old Frederick Gump
- Thaw died of a heart attack in Miami, Florida, on February 22, 1947
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