13 Facts About Jerry Zipkin

Jerome Robert "Jerry" Zipkin was an American socialite.

Jerry Zipkin was known for his friendship with Nancy Reagan, with whom he attended many of her social events, and for his role as a "walker," or social escort, for women at high-society events.

Jerry Zipkin's father was a prominent New York real estate developer.

Jerry Zipkin attended the Hun School of Princeton and then Princeton University, where he studied art and archaeology for two years.

Jerry Zipkin became known as a "walker," a man who would escort fashionable women to social events when their husbands were busy or did not care to accompany them.

Many of the women of Jerry Zipkin's acquaintance relied on his advice on fashion and styling.

Also known as "the social moth", Jerry Zipkin became a trusted confidant who would give candid advice, often pointed or acerbic.

In 1949, Jerry Zipkin stayed with Maugham on the French Riviera.

Jerry Zipkin accompanied the Reagans to campaign events and was with them on the night Reagan won election.

However, Jerry Zipkin was equally regarded for ferocious loyalty to his friends.

Jerry Zipkin inherited his art-filled apartment on Park Avenue from his parents.

Jerry Zipkin's mother continued to live there until her death in the 1970s.

Jerry Zipkin was attended at his death by Nancy Reagan and longtime friend Stevie Kaufmann.