Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Essay -- Biography Biographies Bio

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy OnassisJacqueline Lee Bouvier was born on July 28th, 1929 in East Hampton, Long Island. Jacquelines mother was Janet Lee Bouvier, a highly ambitious horseback rider. Jacqueline was nicknamed "Jackie" after her father, Jack Bouvier. Young Jackies parents were a very well off coupled. Her father had an estimated fortune of 7 million dollars and Janet came from a wealthy family also, her father had been chairman of the board of Chase National Bank.Asides for the Bouviers wealth, the other thing they were most n atomic number 53d for was their beauty, Jack in particular. His slim nose, ample set blue eyes, shiny black hair and muscular build earned him the description as "drippingly handsome". Jacks cutting skirt instincts, swarthiness, and love for well-favoured young women earned him the nick name " Black Jack". Janet, who was sixteen years younger than Jack was non as beautiful as he was handsome. Janet did not possess a showgir l prettiness but she was said to have possessed an interesting look. She was petite and had a sensibly animated look to her. Her nose and chin were long and pointed. When Jackie was born it was happily noted that Jackie looked like Jack Bouvier. (Birmingham)Though Janet Lees family was well off, they were not members of the esteemed highest social caste as were the Bouviers. Janet lived her life with a constant sense of unease because of this difference in lineage.(Birmingham)Because Black Jack was known for having quaint financial history, James Lee, Janets father, offered to allow Janet and Jack to live rent free in a building he owned. This offer came under one condition. Jack would have to cut back on his flamboyant life-style. (Heymann)On March 3rd 1933, the Bouvier family was completed by the birth of Jackies sister, Lee. When Lee was born, Jackie was no longer the baby of the family.She spent most of her time tending and riding her horse. Jackie also excelled in school. Sh e was so intelligent that she found all her elementary track work as boring. Janet had once stated that, "Jackies intellectual ambition ran ahead of her chronological age." (Heymann)Soon problems began occurring between Black Jack and Janet. Jackie has never verbalise about her parents marriage issues but they are thought to have arisen because of money. At the time Black Jack was und... ...e style. The low profile lifestyle was very hard to obtain. The press was constantly inquiring if Jackie had any new love interests.Then on October 20th 1968, Jackie married Aristotle Onassis on the Greek island Scorpios. Aristotle was not only her sisters ex boyfriend, but he was also the richest man in the world. Their relationship was short lived. The couple had different tastes and their relationship had been condemned from the beginning.In march 1975, Aristotle was planning on divorcing Jackie, before he could do so he died. After his death, Jackie became very wealthy. She needed something to occupy herself with so she became an editor with Viking Press. both years later she moved over to Doubleday Press.In December on 1993, Jackie was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. She was treated for the disease with chemotherapy until May of 1994. In may she declared that she wanted to renovation to her home to die. On May 19, 1994, at 1015 a.m., Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died surrounded by her friends and family. Her funeral took place at St. Ignatious Loyola church, the same church where she was baptized. She was later buried in Arlington cemetery next to John Kennedy.