Online: Claire Boothe Luce, with Toni McKeen

Clare Boothe Luce was a wealthy, beautiful socialite, and spouse of magazine magnate Henry R. Luce of Time-Life-Fortune. She was an amazingly accomplished women in many areas… and a famous Ridgefield resident. Clare was one of the 20th century’s most ambitious, unstoppable and undeniably ingenious women. She was known as a charismatic and forceful public speaker. She won fame on her own as magazine writer and editor, author of Broadway plays, member of the House of Representatives from Connecticut, and, finally, in the Eisenhower Administration, a hardworking and often praised Ambassador to Italy. She had enough careers to satisfy the ambitions of several women, but none tied her down for long. She was often on lists of the world's 10 most admired women. Come and hear about her amazing life, and her time in Ridgefield. Online Programs The Ridgefield Library cannot guarantee your security or privacy on third party websites or applications. The Ridgefield Library cannot guarantee your security or privacy on third party websites or applications.