Maxime de la Falaise | |
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| Born | Maxine Birley 25 June 1922 West Dean, West Sussex, England, UK |
| Died | 30 April 2009 (aged 86) Provence, France |
| Nationality | English-Irish |
| Known for | Model, actress, author |
| Spouses | Count Alain Le Bailly de La Falaise
(m. 1946; div. 1950)
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| Children | Loulou Le Bailly de La Falaise Alexis Le Bailly de La Falaise |
| Parent(s) | Sir Oswald Birley Rhoda Vava Mary Lecky Pike |
| Relatives | Mark Birley (brother) Hugh Hornby Birley (2x great-grandfather) |
Maxime Le Bailly, comtesse de La Falaise (25 June 1922 – 30 April 2009),[1][2] was an English-Irish 1950s model,[3] and, in the 1960s, an underground movie actress.[4] She was also a cookery writer and "food maven"[5] as well as a fashion designer for Blousecraft, Chloé and Gérard Pipart.[6] In her later years she pursued a career as a furniture and interior designer.[7]
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1955 photo titled "Countess Maxima de la Falaise"
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