Sir Charles Mendl was born on December 14, 1871 in London, England. He was an actor, known for Notorious (1946) and Ivy (1947).
He was married to Elsie de Wolfe.
[In 1926, at the age of sixty, de Wolfe surprised all her friends by suddenly marrying Sir Charles Mendl, the press attaché for the British Embassy in Paris. Smith calls their relationship a “mariage à raison,” explaining that “Charles was charming and Elsie was rich,” and that “they shared the same enthusiasms for people, parties, and the fine art of luxurious living.” According to Hilda West, de Wolfe’s longtime housekeeper, de Wolfe had simply decided she wanted a title (after the marriage, she was known as Lady Mendl). Whatever the explanation, the marriage appears to have been primarily for social convenience: the couple entertained together, but they kept separate homes. When, ten years later, de Wolfe published her autobiography, her husband hardly merited a mention.] *
He died on February 15, 1958 in Paris, France.
* From the article A LIFE IN GOOD TASTE-The fashions and follies of Elsie de Wolfe. By Ruth Franklin/New Yorker Magazine.
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He was married to Elsie de Wolfe.
[In 1926, at the age of sixty, de Wolfe surprised all her friends by suddenly marrying Sir Charles Mendl, the press attaché for the British Embassy in Paris. Smith calls their relationship a “mariage à raison,” explaining that “Charles was charming and Elsie was rich,” and that “they shared the same enthusiasms for people, parties, and the fine art of luxurious living.” According to Hilda West, de Wolfe’s longtime housekeeper, de Wolfe had simply decided she wanted a title (after the marriage, she was known as Lady Mendl). Whatever the explanation, the marriage appears to have been primarily for social convenience: the couple entertained together, but they kept separate homes. When, ten years later, de Wolfe published her autobiography, her husband hardly merited a mention.] *
He died on February 15, 1958 in Paris, France.
* From the article A LIFE IN GOOD TASTE-The fashions and follies of Elsie de Wolfe. By Ruth Franklin/New Yorker Magazine.
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Sir Charles Mendl was born on December 14, 1871 in London, England. He was an actor, known for Notorious (1946) and Ivy (1947).
He was married to Elsie de Wolfe.
[In 1926, at the age of sixty, de Wolfe surprised all her friends by suddenly marrying Sir Charles Mendl, the press attaché for the British Embassy in Paris. Smith calls their relationship a “mariage à raison,” explaining that “Charles was charming and Elsie was rich,” and that “they shared the same enthusiasms for people, parties, and the fine art of luxurious living.” According to Hilda West, de Wolfe’s longtime housekeeper, de Wolfe had simply decided she wanted a title (after the marriage, she was known as Lady Mendl). Whatever the explanation, the marriage appears to have been primarily for social convenience: the couple entertained together, but they kept separate homes. When, ten years later, de Wolfe published her autobiography, her husband hardly merited a mention.] *
He died on February 15, 1958 in Paris, France.
* From the article A LIFE IN GOOD TASTE-The fashions and follies of Elsie de Wolfe. By Ruth Franklin/New Yorker Magazine.
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He was married to Elsie de Wolfe.
[In 1926, at the age of sixty, de Wolfe surprised all her friends by suddenly marrying Sir Charles Mendl, the press attaché for the British Embassy in Paris. Smith calls their relationship a “mariage à raison,” explaining that “Charles was charming and Elsie was rich,” and that “they shared the same enthusiasms for people, parties, and the fine art of luxurious living.” According to Hilda West, de Wolfe’s longtime housekeeper, de Wolfe had simply decided she wanted a title (after the marriage, she was known as Lady Mendl). Whatever the explanation, the marriage appears to have been primarily for social convenience: the couple entertained together, but they kept separate homes. When, ten years later, de Wolfe published her autobiography, her husband hardly merited a mention.] *
He died on February 15, 1958 in Paris, France.
* From the article A LIFE IN GOOD TASTE-The fashions and follies of Elsie de Wolfe. By Ruth Franklin/New Yorker Magazine.
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