History's Most Disturbing Love Triangle

Evelyn Nesbit’s undeniable beauty enchanted the masses, but for one man, it inspired a chilling, deep-seated obsession. While her famous features made her the darling of the Gilded Age, her dark secrets mirrored the era’s roiling undercurrents. Her story is equal parts sensational, explosive, and tragic—but despite all this, her resilience reigns supreme.

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[Peachy]

Wow...when you said she was 17 towards the end I was stunned. She endured a lot at such a young age.

[martagaines]

It's absolutely horrible having someone control everything you do, have you watched, followed, keep you up late into the night retelling over and over the story they've fixated on.

[tricivenola]

Thank you! All my information on Evelyn Nesbitt's life came from the excellent book and movie "Ragtime." This fills in the holes and tells me what happened to her. I see you're part of Factinate. Enjoying both channels.

[kathrynstewart-mcdonald]

Trapped by a pervert there is one in every audience even in wholesome community theater

[kellythomas]

Evelyn was a child victim of a scandalous history.

[cocoaorange]

She even dated John Barrymore, Drew's grandfather. But he did not have enough money to please her mom.

[Silverbirchtree]

The inner strength of some people are amazing.

[mrsdoyle]

Did the newspaper announcement of her father's death really say it was "spinal meningitis due to cycling"?!

[GradKat]

She was pretty, but I wouldn’t describe her as beautiful.

[MeganCarrington-lp]

Will be researching John Barry more after this.

[irefi]

Several of the photos were of the young Joan Collins. Did she act a part as Evelyn? Also, we didn't get an end to this fascinating story. Evelyn looked wonderful even as a mature artist. Very stylish.

[marysoliday]

Would like to hear more about her LA life & her son

[EdDantes-vc]

There were no ‘supermodels’ then, dear.

[DeeMonkey]

Did she really perform in a red velvet swing? Like in the movie.

[JaEDLanc]

Supermodel! I don’t think that term came out until the late 1980’s or early 90’s. Stop making stuff up!