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Dunhill may refer to: People * Alfred Dunhill (1872–1959), founder of the luxury goods company Alfred Dunhill Ltd. * Alison Dunhill (born 1950), English artist and art historian * Thomas Dunhill (1877–1946), English composer and writer Places * Dunhill, County Waterford, a town in County Waterford, Ireland Retail brands * Alfred Dunhill Ltd., a British luxury goods company owned by Richemont * Dunhill (cigar), a brand of cigars owned by British American Tobacco * Dunhill (cigarette), a brand of luxury cigarettes owned by British American Tobacco Sports and entertainment * Dunhill Records, a record label (later ABC/Dunhill Records) * Alfred Dunhill Cup The Alfred Dunhill Cup was a team golf tournament which ran from 1985 to 2000, sponsored by Alfred Dunhill Ltd. It was for three-man teams of professional golfers, one team representing each country, and was promoted as the "World Team Championsh ..., a former golf event * Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, a golf eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Dunhill
Alfred Dunhill (30 September 1872 – 2 January 1959) was an English tobacconist, entrepreneur and inventor. He is the progenitor of Alfred Dunhill Limited, a London-based luxury goods firm (owned by Swiss company Richemont), and the Dunhill tobacco products company owned by British American Tobacco (now two independently owned entities). From 1893 Dunhill ran a company selling motoring accessories, and in 1902 opened a shop in Mayfair. He developed a pipe designed for motorists in 1904. He opened a tobacconist's shop in St James's in 1907, offering tailored tobacco blends. Shops were opened in New York and Paris during the 1920s. With his international ambitions, Dunhill helped to create the modern luxury goods market. He retired from business in 1929 and married his mistress in 1945, following the death of his wife. Early life Dunhill was born on 30 September 1872 at 2 Church Path in Hornsey, Middlesex. He was the second son of five children of Henry Dunhill (1842–190 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison Dunhill
Alison Dunhill (born 1950) is an English artist and art historian, and also a published poet. Biography Born in London, Dunhill trained in Fine Art at the University of Reading under Sir Terry Frost and Rita Donagh. In the early 1970s she had a studio in Florence where she associated with some of the key figures in the Situationist International, including philosopher and filmmaker Guy Debord, the writer Gianfranco Sanguinetti and, later, the novelist and critic Michèle Bernstein. She presented some of her recollections of that time to an audience in Rio de Janeiro in 2015. Artistic career Dunhill is primarily a landscape painter and has also explored more abstract and semi-sculptural forms, including mixed media artworks inspired by the surrealist ideas of chance and the found object. For much of her artistic career Dunhill maintained studios in London but she now lives and works in King's Lynn, Norfolk. She has exhibited frequently; she is a Member of the National Society ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
