Clarissa Watson

Born on April 8, 1918, Watson grew up in the wealthy Long Island village of Upper Brookville, and later became a resident of both Glen Cove, Long Island and Sassetot le Mauconduit in Normandy, France. A member of elite New York society, Watson was acquainted with numerous famous and influential people, including former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, author Anita Loos, former Vogue editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland, and former CBS executive Bill Paley. Watson raised two children with her husband, Edward Louis Watson. == Career ==

Art curation In 1953, Watson co-founded The Country Art Gallery and Art School with Joan Payson, then-owner of the New York Mets. • The Fourth Stage of Gainsborough Brown (1977) • The Bishop in the Back Seat (1980) • Runaway (1985) • Last Plane from Nice (1988) • Somebody Killed the Messenger (1989) == Death ==

Watson died on March 17, 2012, in Saint-Cloud, France, at the age of 93. == References ==