Polly Adler | |
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 Adler c. 1953 | |
| Born | April 16, 1900 Yanow, Belarus |
| Died | June 9, 1962 (aged 62) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | madam, author |
Pearl "Polly" Adler (April 16, 1900 – June 9, 1962)[1][2] was an American madam and author, best known for her work A House Is Not a Home, which was adapted into a film of the same name. In 2021, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Debby Applegate published a comprehensive account of Adler's life and times entitled Madam: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age with Doubleday.
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