Lily Marinho | |
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Born | Lily Monique Lemb (1921-05-10)May 10, 1921
Cologne, Germany |
Died | January 5, 2011(2011-01-05) (aged 89)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Spouse(s) | Horacio de Carvalho Roberto Marinho ( d. 2003) |
Lily Monique de Carvalho Marinho (May 10, 1921 – January 5, 2011) was a Brazilian television arts patron, philanthropist and socialite. Marinho, the widow of media mogul and Rede Globo founder Roberto Marinho, [1] served as a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for peace beginning in 1999. [1]
Marinho was born Lily Monique Lemb in Cologne, Germany, on May 10, 1921. [2] She was the only daughter of British soldier John Lemb and his French wife, Jeanne Bergeon. [2] She was born in Germany because her father was stationed in the country during the post- World War I period. [2] However, she was raised in Paris. [2] During her life, Marinho was married to two of Brazil's wealthiest men - Horacio de Carvalho and Roberto Marinho, who both owned newspapers. [2] Her second husband, media mogul Roberto Marinho, died in 2003.
A patron of the arts, Marinho spearheaded and financed high-profile art exhibitions in Brazil, including works by Claude Monet, Auguste Rodin, Camille Claudel and Pablo Picasso. [1]
Lily Marinho died of respiratory failure on January 5, 2011, in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 89. [1] [2] She had been hospitalized at the Clínica São Vicente in the Gávea neighborhood of the Southern Zone of the city since December 14, 2010. [2] She was buried in the Cemitério São João Batista in the Botafogo neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. [2]
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