Jerome Robert "Jerry" Zipkin (December 18, 1914 – June 8, 1995) was an American socialite.
After leaving college he briefly moved to Florida, then returned to New York to assist his father in managing the family properties, which included the building Jerry lived in on Park Avenue.
[1][4][5] 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.
[1] Also known as "the social moth", Zipkin became a trusted confidant who would give candid advice, often pointed or acerbic.
[6] In the 1940s, Zipkin spent time in California, and was introduced into Hollywood society, becoming acquainted with George Cukor, Paulette Goddard, Claudette Colbert, and Somerset Maugham.