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Katie Boyle

Biography

Katie Boyle

Overview

  • Born
    May 29, 1926 · Florence, Tuscany, Italy
  • Died
    March 20, 2018 · Manchester, England, UK (natural causes)
  • Birth name
    Caterina Irene Elena Maria Imperiali de Principi di Francavilla
  • Height
    5′ 6″ (1.68 m)

Biography

  • Katie Boyle was born in Florence, Italy, the daughter of an Italian Marquis and a Yorkshire-born mother. She came to England at the age of nineteen and married Viscount Boyle a year later. She was buying hats when she met Beverly Nicholls, who was writing a story on buying hats. He asked her to model for him and thus started her career. She lived down the fact that she was a Marquess and a lady. She never advertised anything she didn't use herself. She got married again on August 26 1955 to Lloyds underwriter Greville Bayliss, who was born in 1920 and died February1976 of a massive coronary. She then married Peter Saunders in 1980. He died February 6th 2006.
    - IMDb mini biography by: Tonyman 5

Family

  • Spouses
      Peter Saunders(1980 - February 6, 2003) (his death)
      Greville Pollard Bayliss(August 1955 - 1976) (his death)
      Richard Bentinck Boyle(September 17, 1947 - 1955) (divorced)

Trivia

  • She was born in a Florentine palace that had once belonged to the Italian royal family.
  • She is perhaps best remembered as the multilingual presenter of the Eurovision Song Contest for four years, as well as for her frequent appearances on TV panel shows.
  • Was a model for Vogue Magazine.
  • Was thrown out of four of the six schools she attended in Italy and Switzerland.
  • Owned Yorkshire terriers and was a committee member of Battersea Dogs Home for more than 25 years.

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