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Archive Home > 2009 > October > 06 > Weddell’s career took off when many would retire

Weddell’s career took off when many would retire

Model-actress found fame at age 65, after her husband’s death

By Dennis McLellan / The Bulletin
October 6, 2009

With her perfect diction, cigarette holder and flamboyant yet elegant sense of fashion — hats, scores of them in various styles, were her trademark — the charmingly eccentric Mimi Weddell stood out.

A New York City model and actress whose full-time career began at 65 after her husband died in....

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