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Grace Mae Brown

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Grace Mae Brown

Birth
South Otselic, Chenango County, New York, USA
Death
11 Jul 1906 (aged 20)
Big Moose, Herkimer County, New York, USA
Burial
South Otselic, Chenango County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Brown family plot, Sec B, Lot 264, grv. 4
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Murder Victim. She was murdered by socialite Chester Gillette, who was subsequently tried and executed for the crime. Her case was the basis of Theodore Dreiser's popular novel titled "An American Tragedy" (1925), which was later adapted into the Academy Award-winning movie "A Place in the Sun" (1951).

Murder Victim. She was murdered by socialite Chester Gillette, who was subsequently tried and executed for the crime. Her case was the basis of Theodore Dreiser's popular novel titled "An American Tragedy" (1925), which was later adapted into the Academy Award-winning movie "A Place in the Sun" (1951).

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Jul 13, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23086/grace_mae-brown: accessed ), memorial page for Grace Mae Brown (20 Mar 1886–11 Jul 1906), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23086, citing Valley View Cemetery, South Otselic, Chenango County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.