Charles Alexander Munn (1885-1981)

Charlie 'Mr. Palm Beach' Munn, of "Casa Amado" Palm Beach, Florida

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He earned his first fortune by creating a mechanical mail-sorting machine. He later gained even greater success in the racetrack business by manufacturing and marketing pari-mutuel machines and owning several racing tracks in England. In 1919, he commissioned Addison Mizner to build him "Casa Amado" (see images), a 23,000 square-foot Mediterranean-style villa in Palm Beach with 10-bedrooms, 225-feet of ocean frontage, a pool, and a tennis court. It was recently sold for $148-million.

Parents (2)

Charles Alexander Munn

of Munn, Orr & Co., New York, Chicago, Washington D.C., and Palm Beach

1852-1903

Caroline (Gurnee) Munn

Mrs. “Carrie” Caroline Louise (Gurnee) Armour, Munn

1853-1922

Spouses (2)

Mary Astor (Paul) Allez

Mrs. Mary Astor (Paul) Munn, Allez

1889-1950

Dorothy (Spreckels) Munn

Mrs. Dorothy Constance (Spreckels) Munn

1913-2000

Children (4)

Pauline (Munn) Doyle

Mrs. Pauline (Munn) Doyle

1909-1939

Charles Alexander Munn

of Baltimore, Maryland

1913-1957

Mary, Countess of Bessborough

Mary (Munn) Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough

1915-2013

Frances (Munn) Baker

Mrs. Frances Drexel (Munn) Baker

1917-2012

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