Jorge Guinle
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5 February 1916
Jorge Guinle | |
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 Raul Bopp, Maria Montez, and Guinle in 1943 | |
| Born | Jorge Eduardo Guinle 5 February 1916 Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Died | 5 March 2004 (aged 88) Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil |
Jorge Eduardo Guinle (5 February 1916 – 5 March 2004), also known as Jorginho Guinle, was a Brazilian billionaire tycoon from the Guinle family of Rio, Brazil.
He was born in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro on 5 February 1916.[1]
He was known as one of the richest men on earth,[2] a jazz enthusiast[3] and the "last tycoon playboy".[4]
He was romantically associated with numerous stars including Marilyn Monroe, Anita Ekberg, Romy Schneider, Hedy Lamarr, Ava Gardner, Rita Hayworth,[4] Jayne Mansfield,[5] Susan Hayward,[6] Carole Landis,[7] and Linda Christian.[8] He came from the Plassin-Guinle family, a wealthy French-Brazilian family with ties to the Port of Santos and Copacabana Palace hotel.
Guinle died on 5 March 2004 in Rio de Janeiro.[1]
