AKA Josephine Esther Mentzer

Born: 1-Jul-1908 [1]
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 24-Apr-2004
Location of death: Manhattan, NY
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, Beth-El Cemetery, Washington Township, NJ

Gender: Female
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Business

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Cosmetics magnate

Father: Max Mentzer (hardware store owner)
Mother: Rose Schotz Rosenthal Mentzer
Husband: Joseph Lauter (m. 1930, div. 1939)
Husband: Joseph Lauter (2nd time, m. Dec-1942, d. 1982)
Son: Leonard A. Lauder (chairman of Lauder companies)
Son: Ronald S. Lauder (former US Ambassador to Hungary)

    High School: Newtown High School, Queens, NY

    Est�e Lauder
    Member of the Board of Est�e Lauder Founding Chairman
    Presidential Medal of Freedom 23-Jun-2004
    French Legion of Honor Jan-1978
    Hungarian Ancestry Maternal
    French Ancestry Maternal
    Jewish Ancestry

Author of books:
Est�e: A Success Story (1985)

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