Ī habituée of New York nightclubs from the age of 15, she met the exiled Dutch painter Piet Mondrian, who wished to be taught how to jitterbug. Later, they met again and almost married. Dundy grew up in a Park Avenue home where she was educated by a governess, though she eventually attended high school, where her boyfriend Terry was the son of playwright Maxwell Anderson. Dundy was one of three sisters a sibling was Shirley Clarke, the independent filmmaker. Her mother was of Latvian Jewish descent she was the daughter of a multimillionaire manufacturer and inventor. Her Polish Jewish immigrant father, Samuel Brimberg, was an office furniture manufacturer and a violent bully. She was born Elaine Rita Brimberg in New York City. Elaine Rita Dundy (née Brimberg Aug– May 1, 2008) was an American novelist, biographer, journalist, actress and playwright.
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