Marion Graves Anthon Fish (nickname, "Mamie"; June 8, 1853 – May 25, 1915), often referred to by contemporaries as Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, [1] was an American socialite and self-styled "fun-maker" of the Gilded Age.

Aug 19, 2021 · Mamie Fish died suddenly in May 1915 of a cerebral hemorrhage, just a few weeks shy of her 62nd birthday. Her obituary celebrated an independent woman known for her “strong personality,” a lavish entertainer who gave liberally to charity.

Jan 24, 2024 · Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, known to all as just Mamie Fish, was one of the more larger-than-life personalities of the Gilded Age, a hostess who thrived within the confines of high society. Who was this enigma of the Newport set?

Jul 17, 2012 · When Marion Graves Anthon Fish a.k.a. "Mamie" decided she wanted a cottage in Newport, she wasn't thinking of a French chateau or a French Renaissance palace, but a colonial estate, American through and through.

Feb 23, 2012 · Mamie Fish, as she was known to her friends, was not your typical society hostess. Her down-to-earth sense of humor and her love of tongue-in-cheek and memorable entertainments made her a contemporary legend.

Aug 18, 2023 · One of Newport’s most celebrated socialites was Mamie Fish. If her name sounds familiar, you may recognize her from the HBO show, The Gilded Age. Played by Ashlie Atkinson, Marion “Mamie” Fish was one of the most prominent society hostesses of the Gilded Age.

Mamie's husband, Stuyvesant Fish, as elegant and pedigreed an Edwardian era American as ever strolled into the Newport Casino, is pictured below.

Oct 31, 2016 · One thing about those self-appointed doyennes of New York’s social scene in the late 19th century: they sure knew how to throw a party. But no party host was as outrageous as Mamie Fish, the wife of old money scion Stuyvesant Fish, a banker whose colonial lineage went back centuries in New York.

Oct 31, 2016 · Mamie Fish, the “fun-maker” of New York’s Gilded Age, died in 1915. Amazingly, her homes still survive; former mayor Michael Bloomberg owns the East 78th Street mansion now. For more on the fun and frivolity of late 19th century society, check out The Gilded Age in New York, 1870-1910 .

Mar 3, 2022 · In The Gilded Age episode 6, Mamie Fish invites Larry and Gladys Russell to her doll tea party. This event is significant to the show's plot because it seems to be the beginning of a friendship between Gladys and Mrs. Astor's daughter, Carrie Astor .