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Alice Mason

1923–2024

United States

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Alice Mason (October 26, 1923 – January 4, 2024) was an American real estate broker, socialite, and political fundraiser. According to The New York Times she became one of the most powerful real estate brokers in Manhattan and was known as "the person you called if you couldn’t get past the [co-op] board." According to the New York Social Diary, her work "eventually changed the rules in high-end Manhattan co-ops, forever." The Real Deal called her "legendary". Her dinner parties, held at least six times a year from 1962 to 2000, were prominent in Manhattan's social scene.

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