Nicole Milinaire

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Nicole Milinaire-Russell, Duchess of Bedford (born 29 June 1920, Paris) was a French television producer in the 1950s. She was the associate producer of Sheldon Reynolds television series Sherlock Holmes and of the 1951-1954 series, Foreign Intrigue. She produced the 1957 series Dick and the Duchess (which starred Patrick O'Neal and Hazel Court).

Born as Nicole Marie Charlotte Pierette Jeanne Schneider[1], she was the third and last wife of the Duke of Bedford. They were wed from 1960 until his death in 2002. It was a happy marriage; his third and her second.

Nichole was the eldest child of Paul Schneider, a WWI flying Ace[2], and Marguerite Durand of the Crouzet des Roches family on her mother's side[3]. Shortly after turning eighteen years old Nicole's parents informed her she would be married that December to Henri Milinaire, a man 14 years older than herself[4]. With Henri she became the mother of four children: Didier, Caterine, Gilles, and Anyes. The marriage was never happy and she divorced him in 1956[5].

[edit] Autobiography

Her autobiography is entitled, "The Autobiography of the Duchess of Bedford by Nicole Nobody. ISBN 0-385-09773-5. Doubleday and Company, Inc., Garden City,NY. Copyright 1974.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Autobiography of the Duchess of Bedford, pg 2.
  2. ^ Autobiography of the Duchess of Bedford, pg 2-3
  3. ^ Autobiography of the Duchess of Bedford, pg 4
  4. ^ Autobiography of the Duchess of Bedford, pg 43
  5. ^ Autobiography of the Duchess of Bedford, pg 178

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