Nicole Milinaire

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 CBS series Dick and the Duchess, starring Patrick O'Neal and Hazel Court.

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

Milinaire was the eldest child of Capt. Paul Schneider, a World War I flying Ace,^[2] and Marguerite Durand, of the noble Crouzet de Rayssac des Roches family on her mother's side.^[3] Shortly after turning eighteen years old, her parents told 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 Milinaire, Catherine Milinaire, Gilles Milinaire, Agnes Milinaire and two grandchildren: Serafine Klarwein and Galaad Milinaire.^[5]

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.

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

External links

• Nicole Milinaire at the Internet Movie Database

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