The rich & super-rich

[sagehen]

>"A-list" has been used in reference to actors (and sometimes
>celebrities in general) for quite a while. A quick look at the OED
>has a 1935 citation for it referring to debutantes, and then a 1976
>one referring to movie actors (nothing in between except a 1963
>reference to high-status prison inmates!). In general the cites are
>all for actors or socialites/party-goers/social cimbers. I don't see
>it in there as a reference directly to wealth, but it seems
>reasonable enough as an extension.
>
>James Harbeck.
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Guess I haven't been paying enough attention to the beautiful people!
AM

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