Porfirio Rubirosa (1909 - 1965)

Born 22 Jan 1909 in San Francisco de Macorís, República Dominicana

Husband of Danielle Yvonne Marie Antoinette Darrieux — married 18 Sep 1942 (to 21 May 1947) in Vichy, Allier, France

Husband of Doris Duke — married 1 Sep 1947 (to 1951) in Paris, Seine, France

Died 5 Jul 1965 at age 56 in Paris XVI, Paris, Seine, France

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Biography

Porfirio Rubirosa is Notable.

Porfirio Rubirosa Ariza was born in San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic on 22 January 1909, ^[1] the third and youngest child of an upper-middle-class family. His parents were Pedro María Rubirosa and Ana Ariza Almánzar. His two older siblings were named Ana and César.

He was a Dominican diplomat, race car driver, soldier and polo player. He was a supporter of dictator Rafael Trujillo, and was also rumored to be a political assassin under his regime. Rubirosa made his mark as an international playboy for his jetsetting lifestyle and his legendary sexual prowess with women. His five spouses included two of the richest women in the world.

Rubirosa died in the early morning of 5 July 5 1965, at the age of 56, when he crashed his silver Ferrari 250 GT cabriolet into a horse chestnut tree in the Bois de Boulogne after an all-night celebration at the Paris nightclub "Jimmy's" in honor of winning the polo Coupe de France. He is buried in Cimetière de Marnes la Coquette, in Paris.

Sources

1. ↑ "Brasil, Cartões de Imigração, 1900-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-95T6-SBFF?cc=1932363&wc=QSDB-92S%3A1019548201%2C1020442701 : 10 November 2014), Group 3 > 004907736 > image 118 of 203; Arquivo Nacional, Rio de Janeiro (National Archives, Rio de Janeiro).

• "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G94K-88K6?cc=1923888&wc=MFKC-KWL%3A1030213401 : 2 October 2015), 7910 - vol 17227-17229, Nov1, 1950 > image 1247 of 1391; citing NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24V8-1BP : 12 March 2018), Porfirio Rubirosa, 1935; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G58M-SM35?cc=1923888&wc=MFK9-J68%3A1029975501 : 2 October 2015), 5498 - vol 11830-11831, Jun 9, 1934 > image 621 of 819; citing NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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