Irma Amelia de Malkhozouny (formerly Irma Osborne, Duchess of Leeds) was an Italian-born Serbian ballet dancer. She was Duchess of Leeds from 1933 until 1948, during her marriage to

John Osborne, 11th Duke of Leeds John Francis Godolphin Osborne, 11th Duke of Leeds (12 March 1901 – 26 July 1963) was a British peer. He was the son of George Godolphin Osborne, 10th Duke of Leeds and Lady Katherine Frances Lambton. He succeeded to the title of 11th Duke of ...

Biography

Irma Amelia de Malkhozouny was the daughter of Iskender de Malkhozouny. She was a professional ballet dancer. She married Paul Brewster, but later divorced. On 27 March 1933 she married

Nice Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative c ...

, France. Her husband was the son of

George Osborne, 10th Duke of Leeds George Godolphin Osborne, 10th Duke of Leeds, JP (18 September 1862 – 10 May 1927), styled Earl of Danby from birth until 1872 and subsequently Marquess of Carmarthen until 1895, was a British peer and Conservative politician. Early life He w ...

and Lady Katherine Lambton. The marriage produced no children, and ended in 1948 when de Malkhozouny had an affair with Frank Atherton Howard, an American millionaire. In 1947 she married Howard. The duke went on to marry two other times, to

Audrey Young Audrey Young (October 30, 1922 – June 1, 2012) was an American film actress and a big-band singer who was most active in the 1940s. She was the wife of director Billy Wilder. Early years Young was born in Los Angeles, California, Her father, ...

and Caroline Fleur Vatcher. She was photographed by

Norman Parkinson Norman Parkinson (21 April 1913 – 15 February 1990) was an English portrait and fashion photographer. His work revolutionised British fashion photography, as he moved his subjects out of the studio and used outdoor settings. While servin ...

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Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...

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