Nicole Russell, Duchess of Bedford (née Schneider; 29 June 19206 September 2012) was one of the first female television producers in France. After becoming the Duchess of Bedford, she helped to open and popularize one of the first Stately homes to the public - Woburn Abbey. She was also a best-selling author.
Daily Telegraph, 13 September 2012.

Biography

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.'' She produced the 1957

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'', starring Patrick O'Neal and

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. Nicole also hosted a program on Monte Carlo Television, topics included extrasensory perception and Sir

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with guest Prince Frederick Joseph of Naples. In 1960 she married

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. It was his third and her second marriage; it lasted until his death in 2002 and saw the couple's usual home as Château des Ligures, 2 rue Honoré Labande,

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."Bedford, 13th Duke of, (John Robert Russell) (24 May 1917–25 Oct. 2002).''WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO'' 1 December 2007; https://doi.org/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U7026 Nicole, (Dowager) Duchess of Bedford died on 6 September 2012 at the age of 92.

Footnotes

Bibliography

* "Nicole Nobody : The Autobiography of the Duchess of Bedford" by Nicole Russell. . Doubleday and Company, Inc., Garden City, NY (1974) * "Le Joyeux Fantôme" by the Duchess of Bedford, illustrated by anièle Bour Grasset Jeunesse, Paris (1976) * "Superwoman : Comment avoir le maximum d'efficacité avec le minimum d'effort" by the Duchess of Bedford and Shirley Conran. . Bernard Grasset, Paris (1977)

External links

* *Daily Telegraph obituar

*The Guardian obituar

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