Edith Cummings, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Edith Cummings

Amateur golfer

Date of Birth: 26-Mar-1899

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1984

Profession: socialite, golfer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Edith Cummings Munson (March 26, 1899 – November 20, 1984), popularly known as The Fairway Flapper, was an American socialite and one of the premier amateur golfers of her generation.
She was one of the Big Four debutantes in Chicago during World War I.
She became famous in the U.S.
following her 1923 victory in the U.S.
Women's Amateur.
On August 25, 1924, she became the first golfer and first female athlete to appear on the cover of Time magazine.
She also was the literary model for the character of Jordan Baker in F.
Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby.