Nicolas de Gunzburg
Nicolas Louis Alexandre, Baron de Gunzburg (born December 12, 1904 in Paris , † February 20, 1981 in New York City ) was a French banker of Russian, Polish and Portuguese descent. He was a member of the Günzburg Jewish-Russian banking family .
As a patron , Gunzburg financed Carl Theodor Dreyer's horror film Vampyr - The Dream of Allan Gray in 1930 , in which he also played the leading role under the pseudonym "Julian West". After Gunzburg emigrated to the United States in 1934, he worked as an editor for various magazines, including Town & Country , Vogue and Harper's Bazaar .
Web links
- Nicolas de Gunzburg as Julian West in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature by and about Nicolas de Gunzburg in the bibliographic database WorldCat
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| SURNAME | Gunzburg, Nicolas de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gunzburg, Nicolas Louis Alexandre, Baron de (full name); West, Julian (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French banker and publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 12, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 20, 1981 |
| Place of death | New York City |