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{{short description|American socialite}}
'''Elaine Lorillard''' (died ], ]) was an ] ] who helped start the ]. While visiting ]'s club in 1953, she told him jazz might liven up the "terribly boring" establishment. Her husband, tobacco heir ], who died in 1986, gave a $20,000 grant to a festival, the first of which in July 1954 attracted 11,000 fans.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2007/12/03/elaine_lorillard_helped_start_newport_jazz_festival/ |title=Elaine Lorillard; helped start Newport Jazz Festival |work=The Boston Globe |author= |date=December 3, 2007 |accessdate=2007-12-10}}</ref>She died of an infection in the Heatherwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in ] where she had been treated for dementia at the age of 93.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/thursday/news/ny-lorillard295480519nov29,0,3551368.story |title=Elaine Lorillard, jazz festival pioneer, dies |publisher=Newsday |author=] |date= November 29, 2007 |accessdate=2007-12-10}}</ref>
{{Infobox person
| name = Elaine Guthrie Lorillard
| image = Duke Ellington and Elaine Lorillard.jpg
| caption = ] and Lorillard
| birth_name = Elaine Guthrie
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1914|10|11}}
| birth_place = ], Maine, US
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2007|11|26|1914|10|11}}
| death_place = ], Rhode Island, US
| known_for = ]
| education = ]
| spouse = {{marriage|Louis Lorillard<br>|1946|1962|reason=div}}
| children = 2
}}

'''Elaine Guthrie Lorillard''' (October 11, 1914 – November 26, 2007) was an American socialite who founded the ] with her husband, Louis Lorillard.<ref name="nyt" />

==Early life==
Elaine Guthrie was born in ], Maine, to Walter Edward Guthrie and Eliza Pray Guthrie. After attending ] and ], and serving in World War I, Walter founded the family printing company in Boston. Eliza, called Lida, was a classical singer.

Guthrie attended the ], and in 1943 she joined the ] where she taught piano and painting to orphans in ], Italy. In Naples she met Louis Livingston Lorillard (1919–1986), a United States Army lieutenant. While serving in Naples, Guthrie and Lorillard shared an interest in listening to jazz, which they had experienced in New York City.<ref name="nyt" />

==Newport Jazz Festival==
In 1953, Guthrie and Lorillard visited the ] nightclub in Boston with her brother, Thomas T. Guthrie, and his friend, Professor Borne from ]. They met ], who founded and managed the nightclub, and they discussed the possibility of bringing an outdoor jazz concert to ], where they lived.<ref name="Morton2008">{{cite book |last1=Morton |first1=John Fass |title=Backstory in Blue: Ellington at Newport '56 |date=2008 |publisher=] |isbn=9780813542829 |page=78 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MaHTQu65gzcC&pg=PA78 |accessdate=21 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

With the guidance of ] and ], two record producers and executives at ], they came up with a list of performers. With a $20,000 grant from the Lorillards, the first Newport Jazz Festival took place in July 1954, attracting 11,000 fans. The Lorillards supported the festival until 1961.<ref>{{cite news|title= Our Man in Jazz |url=http://www.thenation.com/doc/20030714/santoro |work=] |accessdate=2007-12-12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2007/12/03/elaine_lorillard_helped_start_newport_jazz_festival/ |title=Elaine Lorillard co-founded the Newport Jazz Festival with her husband Louis Lorillard|work=] |date=2007-12-03 |accessdate=2007-12-10}}</ref> The Lorillards said that the festival was founded as a nonprofit organization.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Jazz Festival Planned at Newport Again |journal=Providence Journal |date=February 20, 1955 |page=6}}</ref>

===Biopic===
The movie '']'' (1956), with a storyline by family friend Cleveland Amory, documented the Lorillards' love story and marriage. ] was cast for her resemblance to Elaine Lorillard. The movie was filmed in Newport with scenes from the Lorillards' life, from a convertible passing their house, "Quatrel", on Bellevue Avenue, to their daughter sitting at their piano with ].

==Personal life==
In 1946, she married Louis Livingston Lorillard (1919–1986). Louis was a descendant of ], first Lord of ], and ], who founded the ] in 1760.<ref name="LLNYTObit1986">{{cite news|last1=Ennis|first1=Thomas W.|title=Louis Lorillard, A Co-founder of Newport Festival, Is Dead|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/11/07/obituaries/louis-lorillard-a-co-founder-of-newport-festival-is-dead.html|accessdate=28 February 2017|work=]|date=7 November 1986}}</ref> Before their 1962 divorce, they had two children:<ref name="Massimo2017">{{cite book |last1=Massimo |first1=Rick |title=I Got a Song: A History of the Newport Folk Festival |date=2017 |publisher=] |isbn=9780819577047 |page=116 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5XmoDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA116 |accessdate=21 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

* Edith Pray Lorillard,<ref name="LLNYTObit1986"/> who married ] ], son of writer ], in 1978.<ref name="1978Wedding">{{cite news |title=Edith P. Lorillard Wed to Robert Cowley |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1978/06/25/110874101.pdf |accessdate=21 October 2019 |work=] |date=25 June 1978}}</ref>
* Pierre Livingston Lorillard<ref name="LLNYTObit1986"/>

Lorillard died in the Heatherwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Newport, where she had been treated for pneumonia/] at the age of 93.<ref name=nyt>{{cite news|first= Dennis|last= Hevesi |title=Elaine Lorillard, 93, a Founder of the Newport Jazz Festival, Is Dead. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/28/arts/music/28lorillard.html?_r=1&oref=slogin|work=] |date= 2007-11-28|accessdate=2007-12-12 }}</ref><ref name=ap>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/thursday/news/ny-lorillard295480519nov29,0,3551368.story |title=Elaine Lorillard, jazz festival pioneer, dies |work=]|agency=] |date= 2007-11-29 |accessdate=2007-12-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jazz festival founder Elaine Lorillard dies |work=]}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 20:41, 24 November 2024

American socialite
Elaine Guthrie Lorillard
Duke Ellington and Lorillard
BornElaine Guthrie
(1914-10-11)October 11, 1914
Tremont, Maine, US
DiedNovember 26, 2007(2007-11-26) (aged 93)
Newport, Rhode Island, US
EducationNew England Conservatory of Music
Known forNewport Jazz Festival
Spouse Louis Lorillard
​ ​(m. 1946; div. 1962)​
Children2

Elaine Guthrie Lorillard (October 11, 1914 – November 26, 2007) was an American socialite who founded the Newport Jazz Festival with her husband, Louis Lorillard.

Early life

Elaine Guthrie was born in Tremont, Maine, to Walter Edward Guthrie and Eliza Pray Guthrie. After attending Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard, and serving in World War I, Walter founded the family printing company in Boston. Eliza, called Lida, was a classical singer.

Guthrie attended the New England Conservatory of Music, and in 1943 she joined the Red Cross where she taught piano and painting to orphans in Naples, Italy. In Naples she met Louis Livingston Lorillard (1919–1986), a United States Army lieutenant. While serving in Naples, Guthrie and Lorillard shared an interest in listening to jazz, which they had experienced in New York City.

Newport Jazz Festival

In 1953, Guthrie and Lorillard visited the Storyville nightclub in Boston with her brother, Thomas T. Guthrie, and his friend, Professor Borne from Boston University. They met George Wein, who founded and managed the nightclub, and they discussed the possibility of bringing an outdoor jazz concert to Newport, Rhode Island, where they lived.

With the guidance of John Hammond and George Avakian, two record producers and executives at Columbia Records, they came up with a list of performers. With a $20,000 grant from the Lorillards, the first Newport Jazz Festival took place in July 1954, attracting 11,000 fans. The Lorillards supported the festival until 1961. The Lorillards said that the festival was founded as a nonprofit organization.

Biopic

The movie High Society (1956), with a storyline by family friend Cleveland Amory, documented the Lorillards' love story and marriage. Grace Kelly was cast for her resemblance to Elaine Lorillard. The movie was filmed in Newport with scenes from the Lorillards' life, from a convertible passing their house, "Quatrel", on Bellevue Avenue, to their daughter sitting at their piano with Louis Armstrong.

Personal life

In 1946, she married Louis Livingston Lorillard (1919–1986). Louis was a descendant of Robert Livingston, first Lord of Livingston Manor, and Pierre Lorillard, who founded the P. Lorillard Company in 1760. Before their 1962 divorce, they had two children:

Lorillard died in the Heatherwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Newport, where she had been treated for pneumonia/MRSA at the age of 93.

References

  1. ^ Hevesi, Dennis (2007-11-28). "Elaine Lorillard, 93, a Founder of the Newport Jazz Festival, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
  2. Morton, John Fass (2008). Backstory in Blue: Ellington at Newport '56. Rutgers University Press. p. 78. ISBN 9780813542829. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  3. "Our Man in Jazz". The Nation. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
  4. "Elaine Lorillard co-founded the Newport Jazz Festival with her husband Louis Lorillard". The Boston Globe. 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
  5. "Jazz Festival Planned at Newport Again". Providence Journal: 6. February 20, 1955.
  6. ^ Ennis, Thomas W. (7 November 1986). "Louis Lorillard, A Co-founder of Newport Festival, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  7. Massimo, Rick (2017). I Got a Song: A History of the Newport Folk Festival. Wesleyan University Press. p. 116. ISBN 9780819577047. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  8. "Edith P. Lorillard Wed to Robert Cowley" (PDF). The New York Times. 25 June 1978. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  9. "Elaine Lorillard, jazz festival pioneer, dies". Newsday. Associated Press. 2007-11-29. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
  10. "Jazz festival founder Elaine Lorillard dies". Newport Daily News.

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