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to Cora Lounella Buzelle and Henry Tolman Millay, Norma Millay was one of three sisters who were all, due to their parents' divorce, brought up by their mother. Having been a writer of poetry herself, Cora Millay ensured the presence of art and music in the Millay household, which became a vital part
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At the time of her sister Edna St. Vincent Millay's death in 1950, Norma Millay was left as the sole heir to her estate, leaving her to inherit
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After attempting to write a biography of her sister Edna on her own, Norma contacted the biographer
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to write one in her stead. She would not live to see the 2001 publication of Milford's biography
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of the upbringing of the three sisters. Norma Millay would go on to perform with the
53: 106: 49:. She married painter and actor Charles Ellis, but did not use his surname. 183:"The American Voice: Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay" 20: 73:Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay 95:"Norma Millay Ellis, 92; Arts Colony Founder" 8: 83: 7: 181:Nancy Milford (September 21, 2001). 155:Judith Thurman (September 3, 2001). 150: 148: 89: 87: 239:20th-century American women singers 14: 25:Norma Millay on stage, circa 1917 128:"About Edna St. Vincent Millay" 1: 234:20th-century American singers 16:American actress (1894–1986) 224:People from Rockland, Maine 255: 62:Millay Colony for the Arts 229:American stage actresses 132:www.english.illinois.edu 187:www.austinchronicle.com 34:Edna St. Vincent Millay 26: 56:, a 650-acre farm in 24: 58:Austerlitz, New York 43:Provincetown Players 99:The New York Times 27: 246: 199: 197: 195: 193: 178: 172: 171: 169: 167: 152: 143: 142: 140: 138: 124: 118: 117: 115: 113: 101:. May 16, 1986. 91: 254: 253: 249: 248: 247: 245: 244: 243: 204: 203: 202: 191: 189: 180: 179: 175: 165: 163: 154: 153: 146: 136: 134: 126: 125: 121: 111: 109: 93: 92: 85: 81: 38:Rockland, Maine 17: 12: 11: 5: 252: 250: 242: 241: 236: 231: 226: 221: 216: 206: 205: 201: 200: 173: 161:The New Yorker 144: 119: 82: 80: 77: 45:and appear on 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 251: 240: 237: 235: 232: 230: 227: 225: 222: 220: 217: 215: 212: 211: 209: 198:(book review) 188: 184: 177: 174: 162: 158: 157:"Siren Songs" 151: 149: 145: 133: 129: 123: 120: 108: 104: 100: 96: 90: 88: 84: 78: 76: 74: 70: 69:Nancy Milford 65: 63: 59: 55: 50: 48: 44: 39: 35: 31: 23: 19: 190:. Retrieved 186: 176: 164:. Retrieved 160: 135:. Retrieved 131: 122: 110:. Retrieved 98: 72: 66: 51: 30:Norma Millay 29: 28: 18: 219:1986 deaths 214:1894 births 208:Categories 192:October 7, 166:October 7, 137:October 7, 112:October 7, 79:References 54:Steepletop 36:. Born in 107:0362-4331 47:Broadway 105:  194:2016 168:2016 139:2016 114:2016 103:ISSN 210:: 185:. 159:. 147:^ 130:. 97:. 86:^ 75:. 196:. 170:. 141:. 116:.

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Edna St. Vincent Millay
Rockland, Maine
Provincetown Players
Broadway
Steepletop
Austerlitz, New York
Millay Colony for the Arts
Nancy Milford


"Norma Millay Ellis, 92; Arts Colony Founder"
ISSN
0362-4331
"About Edna St. Vincent Millay"


"Siren Songs"
"The American Voice: Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay"
Categories
1894 births
1986 deaths
People from Rockland, Maine
American stage actresses
20th-century American singers
20th-century American women singers

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