Inger McCabe Elliott

Inger McCabe Elliott
Born
Inger Abrahamsen

(1933-02-23)February 23, 1933
Oslo, Norway
DiedJanuary 29, 2024(2024-01-29) (aged 90)
New York City, U.S.
Spouses
Robert McCabe
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(divorced)​
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(m. 1973; died 2008)​

Inger McCabe Elliott (February 23, 1933 – January 29, 2024) was a Norwegian-born American businesswoman, photographer, artist, and socialite. She was the founder of China Seas, Inc., a textile company.[1]

A fictionalized version of her life involving the 1983 encounter she had with con artist David Hampton was chronicled in the film Six Degrees of Separation, in which she was portrayed by Stockard Channing, who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance.[2]

  1. ^ Judith A. Leavitt (1985). American Managers and Administrators: A Selective Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Leaders in Business, Education, and Government. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-23748-4.
  2. ^ Jeanie Kasindorf (March 25, 1991). "Six Degrees of Impersonation". New York Magazine.