Winifred Kimball (1871-1957)

Winifred Natacha Rambova Kimball (1871-1957)

Vital stats

 * Daughter of Heber Parley Kimball (1835-1885) and Phebe Teresa Judd (1837-1909)
 * 1871-Aug-09 : Birth in Salt Lake City Utah
 * 1890 (EST) : Marriage (1) to Edmund L Butts
 * 1892-Apr-13 : Marriage (2) to Michael Shaughnessy (1844-1910) in Salt Lake City Utah
 * Marriage (3) to Edgar De Wolfe - brother to famous interior decorator
 * Marriage (4) to Richard Hudnut- millionaire perfume mogul
 * 1957-Sep-01 : Died in New York City

Early Life Biography of Daughter Natacha
Rambova was born Winifred Shaughnessy in Salt Lake City. Her father Michael Shaughnessy, was an Irish Catholic who fought for the Union during the American Civil War. Her mother Winifred Kimball (Subject of this article), was nicknamed "Muzzie" and was a granddaughter of Mormon Patriarch Heber C. Kimball. Her father was a businessman who partook in mining interests, but eventually his alcohol and gambling problems became too much for her mother. Her mother became an interior designer and moved to San Francisco.

Winifred Kimball was married four times (Michael was her second husband), eventually settling on millionaire perfume mogul Richard Hudnut. Rambova was adopted by her stepfather, making her legal name Winifred Hudnut. Before her marriage to Hudnut, Rambova's mother married Edgar De Wolfe, brother of Elsie De Wolfe, a prominent interior decorator. With this marriage her mother became socially successful and wealthy. Rambova was rebellious, and mocked her stepfather for being passive. She was sent home from a boarding school for "conduct unbecoming of a lady". She was sent to a strict British boarding school, where she learned ballet, French, drawing, and studied mythology.

Children of Michael Shaugnessy and Winifred Kimball
Married Michael Shaughnessy, a civil war veteran - parents of silent movie starlet, Natacha Rambova (1897-1966).
 * 1) Natacha Rambova (1897-1966) - Silent movie star and 2nd wife of Rudolf Valentino.  Born under the name of Winifred Kimball Shaugnessey.

Referemces

 * Spencer Kimball Family Ancestry
 * Natacha Rambova - Wikipedia Article