Nicolas de Gunzburg
Nicolas-Louis-Alexandre, Baron de Gunzburg (Paris, December 12, 1904 – New York, February 20, 1981) was a French-American actor, banker, journalist, businessman, and film producer of Russian origin, known for his collaboration with Carl Theodor Dreyer and for his role in the film Vampyr (1932) under the pseudonym Julian West.[1]
Biography
He was the son of Baron Jacques de Gunzburg (1853–1929) and the Brazilian Henrietta "Quêta" de Laska, who, after her divorce, married Prince Basil Narischkine. Nicolas spent his childhood between England and France in a wealthy noble Jewish family. In 1934, he moved to the United States, first settling in California and later in New York, where he met notable personalities such as Fulco di Verdura and Natalie Paley. In New York, he worked for several publications, including Town & Country, Vogue, and Harper's Bazaar.
Regarding his personal life, he maintained two long-term relationships: one with the artist Paul Sherman and another with the actor Erik Rhodes.
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