Big Nose Kate
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Mary Katherine Horony Cummings (November 7, 1849 – November 2, 1940), popularly known as Big Nose Kate, was a Hungarian-born American outlaw, gambler, prostitute and longtime companion and common-law wife of Old West gambler and gunfighter Doc Holliday. "Tough, stubborn and fearless", she was educated, but chose to work as a prostitute due to the independence it provided her. She is the only woman with whom Holliday is known to have had a relationship.
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Born | Mária Katalin Magdolna Horony (1849-11-07)November 7, 1849 |
Died | November 2, 1940(1940-11-02) (aged 90) Prescott, Arizona, United States |
Other names | Kate Elder · Kate Fisher · Mary Cummings-Haroney |
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Spouse(s) | Doc Holliday (common-law), George Cummings |
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