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Altina Schinasi Miranda, August 4, 1907 – August 19, 1999, an American heiress, sculptor, filmmaker, entrepreneur, window dresser, designer, and best known for designing the Harlequin eyeglass or Cat-Eye frames. Altina Schinasi Miranda was the youngest child born to the Schinasi family. She was born at the Schinasi residence at 351 Riverside Drive at 107th Street in…

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