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Alexander Socrates Onassis was born at the Columbia University Medical Center in New York City. [2] He was the elder child of the Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis (1906 –1975) and his first wife, Athina Livanos (1929 –1974), herself a daughter of the Greek shipping magnate Stavros G. Livanos.
In 1973, Aristotle Onassis had Henley flown to Athens in his private jet to embalm the body of his son, Alexander. Henley also oversaw the embalming of Judy Garland in 1969, Jimi Hendrix in 1970, Field Marshal Lord Montgomery in 1976, Admiral of the Fleet Lord Mountbatten of Burma in 1979, Bon Scott in 1980, and Billy Fury in 1983. [2]
At Onassis's funeral Mass, Tempelsman read Constantine P. Cavafy's poem Ithaca, one of her favorites, and concluded by saying: "And now the journey is over, too short, alas, too short. It was filled with adventure and wisdom, laughter and love, gallantry and grace.
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Livanos was 17 at the time of their marriage; Onassis was 40. Onassis and Livanos had two children, both born in New York City: a son, Alexander (1948–1973), and a daughter, Christina (1950–1988). Onassis named his legendary super-yacht after his daughter. To Onassis, his marriage to Athina was more than the fulfillment of his ambitions.
In real life, Onassis and Kennedy married on Onassis' private Greek island Skorpios in 1968 and remained married until Onassis' death in 1975. During that time, Onassis continued seeing Callas.
A private Greek Orthodox funeral was held for her on 20 November at a chapel on the Onassis-owned island of Skorpios, where she was buried in the Onassis family plot alongside her father and brother. [11] Onassis willed her fortune, worth an estimated $250 million (equivalent to $665 million in 2024), to her only child, Athina. [8]
Onassis married Jackie Kennedy, despite still having feelings for Callas. Reportedly, “within weeks after marrying Jackie in 1968, Onassis was back at Maria's doorstep in Paris 'shouting, ...