Ocupation: Author
Life: December 5, 1941 - February 16, 2007
Birthday: December 5
Death: February 16
Singer and actress Gertrude Lawrence once overheard an assistant describing the beauty of a coat she knew she could never even dream of affording. Having ascertained the exact shop, coat and price, Ms. Lawrence returned from her lunch break wearing that coat, apparently in order to flaunt and emphasize her greater purchasing power and, by inference, her superior status.
topic: Dream, Order, Class, Purchasing Power, Lunch Break, Gertrude, Affording