- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJán Ludvík Hoch
- Nickname
- Cap'n Bob
- Height6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
- Robert Maxwell was born on June 10, 1923 in Slatinské Doly, Carpathian Ruthenia, Czechoslovakia. He was a producer and actor, known for Tetris (1984), Schwanensee (1966) and Gray's Inn: A Fountain of Justice (1982). He was married to Elisabeth Maxwell. He died on November 5, 1991 in Atlantic Ocean.
- SpouseElisabeth Maxwell(March 15, 1945 - November 5, 1991) (his death, 9 children)
- Children
- Maxwell's luxury yacht, "Lady Ghislaine," was named after his daughter Ghislaine Maxwell.
- His publishing empire was funded by MI6 who backed his company Pergamon in buying up a huge catalog of German scientific research for publication in English.
- In addition to his birth language and Czech and Yiddish, he was fluent in Russian, English and French. This led to his work with the British Intelligence Service MI6 in postwar Berlin where he ran propaganda operations against the Soviets.
- Robert Maxwell with his wife Elisabeth Maxwell had 9 children: Michael (1946, died 1967 aged 15), Philip (1948), Ann (1949), twins Christine & Isabel Maxwell (Aug 16 1951), Karine (1954, died 1957), Ian (1956), Kevin Maxwell (1959) and Ghislaine Maxwell (Dec 25 1961). Karine died of leukemia aged 3, whilst Michael, his eldest son, died after nearly 7 years in a coma following a car accident in 1961 when he was severely injured, thereafter never regaining consciousness.
- UK-based book and newspaper publisher. He bought companies including Pergamon Press (in 1951) and Mirror Group Newspapers (in 1984).
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