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Polly Adler, Russian-American madam and author (died 1962)

Historical image related to Polly Adler, Russian-American madam and author (died 1962) from April 16, 1900

Polly Adler

American madam and author (1900–1962)

Pearl "Polly" Adler was an American madam and author, best known for her work A House Is Not a Home, which was adapted into a film of the same name. In 2021, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Debby Applegate published a comprehensive account of Adler's life and times entitled…
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April 16

Day of the year

April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 259 days remain until the end of the year.
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