{"id":702,"date":"2021-06-10T18:37:48","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T18:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rrsilvin.com\/2.0\/addison-mizner-copy-copy-copy-copy\/"},"modified":"2024-07-15T17:48:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T21:48:46","slug":"ann-woodward","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rrsilvin.com\/2.0\/ann-woodward\/","title":{"rendered":"Ann Woodward"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-702\" data-postid=\"702\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-702 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-css_id=\"ab4q142\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_ab4q142 tb_first tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_7kg6147 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_7vpc149  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ANN WOODWARD<br \/>Capote&#8217;s Wannabe Swan<\/strong><\/h1>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_i52x142 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_3pnv158 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_0g97160  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h4>Heir to a banking fortune, William (Billy) Woodward Jr. married the infamous Ann &#8220;Eden&#8221; Crowell, a Manhattan showgirl. After a tumultuous marriage, in what <em>Life Magazine<\/em> called \u201cthe shooting of the century\u201d Ann fatally shot Billy in 1955 in their Long Island mansion.<\/h4><h4>Following Billy\u2019s death, both of Ann\u2019s sons William &#8220;Woody&#8221; and Jimmy, joined Ren\u00e9 and his brother at Le Rosey boarding school in Switzerland. The widowed Ann had an on-again, off-again relationship with Ren\u00e9\u2019s father.\u00a0<\/h4><h4>She committed suicide on learning of Truman Capote&#8217;s upcoming book, <em>Answered Prayers<\/em>, in which she was portrayed as a cold-blooded killer. Both her sons also died at their own hands.<\/h4><h4>The story is the subject of Dominick Dunne\u2019s book and mini-series <em>The Two Mrs. Grenvilles<\/em>, which Ren\u00e9 will reference. The infamous story regained fame through 2024s TV series <em>Feud: Capote vs the Swans<\/em>. Both shows will be used to illustrate the presentation, but from personal experience Ren\u00e9 will share the programs&#8217; inaccuracies.<\/h4><h4>Ren\u00e9 will reveal details about Ann and the infamous shooting and will include many personal anecdotes.<\/h4>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_n4dr208\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col2-1 tb_vicv210 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_xx25925 image-center   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"289\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/rrsilvin.com\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Ann-as-showgirl-289x300-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-816\" title=\"Ann Woodward\" alt=\"Ann Woodward\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col2-1 tb_l5q1211 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_t4y3922 image-center   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"283\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/rrsilvin.com\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/EA85E90F-AE18-47A6-8A55-3F340EA6E60D-283x300-1.jpeg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-817\" title=\"Ann Woodward\" alt=\"Ann Woodward\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ANN WOODWARD \u201cShe Was A Great Shot\u201d Heir to a banking fortune, William (Billy) Woodward Jr. married the infamous Ann Crowell, a Manhattan showgirl. In what\u00a0Life Magazine\u00a0called \u201cthe shooting of the century\u201d Ann fatally shot Billy in 1955. She, as well as both their sons, eventually committed suicide. Ren\u00e9\u2019s family was intertwined with the Woodwards\u2019. 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