Maudie in “Op o’ My Thumb,” c. 1905.
“The OG ‘I want to be alone’ woman” as described by Ethel Barrymore.
F. Scott Fitzgerald in drag for the Princeton Triangle Club, 1915-1916. And because he was such a free bitch, he was voted most beautiful Show Girl for the play “The Evil Eye” which he wrote the lyrics for and starred in.
William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck the 5th Duke of Portland was a famous 19th century eccentric. He never wanted to meet anyone and so spent most of his time in 4 or 5 rooms within his enormous mansion. He communicated with people in written form with correspondence being posted through letterboxes in his bedroom door, his meals were brought to him by a miniature railway, he only went outside at night and all the servants were told to ignore his presence should they ever see him.
(Source: vicfangirlguide)
