Lyford Cay
Lyford Cay is a private gated community located on the western tip of New Providence Island, Bahamas. Lyford Cay is named after Captain William Lyford Jr., a mariner of note in Colonial and Revolutionary times, and is built on a 448 acre grant he received for his services as a Loyalist in the American Revolution. Captain Lyford also received a 92 acre grant on Cat Island, Bahamas for playing a key role in Andrew Deveaux’s raid of mid-April 1783 that drove the Spanish from Nassau.
Considered one of the world's wealthiest and most exclusive neighborhoods, the Lyford Cay Club was built during the latter part of the 1950s[1] by prominent Canadian businessman Edward Plunkett Taylor, who bought the land in 1954 from Bahamian developer Sir Harold Christie.[2][3][4] In December 1962, U.S. President John F. Kennedy stayed at E. P. Taylor's home in Lyford Cay while he held talks with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan.
Club members, most of whom hail from Britain, Canada, Cuba, France, Greece, Ireland, Switzerland, and the United States,[citation needed] can use a par-72 golf course, twelve tennis courts, a full-service marina, dining facilities, a post office, a private international school, and a mile-long private beach.[citation needed]
Notable residents
- Louis Bacon, hedge fund businessman[citation needed]
- Nicholas F. Brady, the former Secretary of State; the Bacardi family[5]
- Sean Connery, actor[6][7][8]
- Samantha Gregory, a Manhattan socialite[9]
- Paul Hallingby, Jr., managing director emeritus of Bear Sterns & Company[10]
- R. Couri Hay, a Couristan carpet heir and the society editor of Palm Beach magazine and Hamptons magazine[11]
- Mark Holowesko, CEO and President of Templeton Capital Advisors, Ltd.[12]
- Heidi Horten, Austrian businesswoman[citation needed]
- Viktor Kozeny, Czech fugitive financier[13]
- Joseph Lewis, British businessman[14][15][16]
- George P. Livanos, Greek shipping tycoon[citation needed]
- George S. Livanos, Greek shipping tycoon{{citation needed|date=
- Sean Mulryan, Irish property developer[citation needed]
- Sandra McConnell - Avon heiress[17]
- Peter Nygard, Canadian fashion executive [18]
- Dr. Sir Tony O'Reilly, Irish media tycoon[19][20] and his wife Chryss Goulandris, Lady O'Reilly, a horse breeder and shipping heiress[citation needed]
- Pete Stadler, Equity owner of Kansas City Royals, co-inventor of the Pimm's Cup
Former residents
- Henry Ford II, son of Edsel Ford, grandson of Henry Ford, former president of the Ford Motor Company[21]
- Arthur Hailey, author[22]
- Aga Khan IV, leader of the Ismaili Muslim grouping[23]
- Charles Lazarus - founder of Toys "R" Us
- Robert Mosbacher, Oilman, Secretary of Commerce, Yachtsman
- Stavros Niarchos, Greek shipping magnate[24]
- Nicholas Nuttall, baronet, heir to construction fortune[25]
- Vincent O'Brien, racehorse trainer
- William S. "Bill" Paley, Jr., son of William S. Paley and Babe Paley[26]
- Rainier III, Prince of Monaco
- Edward Samuel Rogers - CEO of Rogers Communications Inc.
- Tony Ryan, Irish aviation tycoon
- Sir John Templeton, investor and philanthropist [27]
In popular culture
- In Mad Men: "The Jet Set" (season 2, episode 12), Joy (one of a group of wealthy nomads whom Don Draper meets in California), invites Don to accompany the group to Lyford Cay, then Capri.
- In The Nanny Diaries, Mrs. X and her son spend the holidays in Lyford Cay.
- Several films in the James Bond franchise, most notably Thunderball (1965), have been filmed in and around Lyford Cay.
References
- ↑ Carib Song - TIME
- ↑ Treasure Islands - TIME
- ↑ Crowds in the Sun - TIME
- ↑ The Man with Many Eyes - TIME
- ↑ Monique P. Yazigi (May 25, 2000). "Storming the Last Civilized Sandbox". The New York Times.
- ↑ Scotch myth | News | guardian.co.uk Film
- ↑ Sean Connery hits back at critics by revealing his £3.7m tax bill - Home News, UK - The Independent
- ↑ News - Telegraph
- ↑ Monique P. Yazigi (May 25, 2000). "Storming the Last Civilized Sandbox". The New York Times.
- ↑ Monique P. Yazigi (May 25, 2000). "Storming the Last Civilized Sandbox". The New York Times.
- ↑ Monique P. Yazigi (May 25, 2000). "Storming the Last Civilized Sandbox". The New York Times.
- ↑ College of the Holy Cross | Holy Cross Magazine
- ↑ "Lyford Cay resident Kozeny indicted for fraud". The Nassau Guardian.]
- ↑ "Souvenir King becomes Britain's Newest Millionaire". Independent. 13 April 1996.
- ↑ "Jol bruised by boardroom blunders". Guardian. 26 August 2007.
- ↑ "Money". Telegraph.
- ↑ Monique P. Yazigi (May 25, 2000). "Storming the Last Civilized Sandbox". The New York Times.
- ↑ Monique P. Yazigi (May 25, 2000). "Storming the Last Civilized Sandbox". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Media Top 100 2004". Guardian. 12 July 2004.
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml;jsessionid=LCFR3HCVVBADDQFIQMGCFGGAVCBQUIV0?xml=/money/2007/06/13/cnirish113.xml
- ↑ Monique P. Yazigi (May 25, 2000). "Storming the Last Civilized Sandbox". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Arthur Hailey - Obituaries, News". The Independent.]
- ↑ Monique P. Yazigi (May 25, 2000). "Storming the Last Civilized Sandbox". The New York Times.
- ↑ Monique P. Yazigi (May 25, 2000). "Storming the Last Civilized Sandbox". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Sir Nicholas Nuttall, Bt". Telegraph.]
- ↑ Monique P. Yazigi (May 25, 2000). "Storming the Last Civilized Sandbox". The New York Times.
- ↑ "John Templeton, Investor, Dies at 95 - Obituary (Obit)". The New York Times.]
Coordinates: 25°02′N 77°34′W / 25.033°N 77.567°W