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On 11 August 1955, she married Hugo Wessel, the son of English music hall singer [[Denise Orme]] and Danish diplomat Theodore W. “Tito” Wessel. |
On 11 August 1955, she married Hugo Wessel, the son of English music hall singer [[Denise Orme]] and Danish diplomat Theodore W. “Tito” Wessel. |
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On 21 September 1960, she married Dutchman [[Frederik van Pallandt|Frederik, Baron van Pallandt]] (born 1934 |
On 21 September 1960, she married Dutchman [[Frederik van Pallandt|Frederik, Baron van Pallandt]] (born 1934). They formed a singing duo, [[Nina & Frederik]], and achieved popularity, including top-40 hits in the United Kingdom, with their [[Calypso music|calypso]]-style songs.<ref name=”British Hit Singles & Albums”>{{cite book |first=David |last=Roberts |year=2006 |title=British Hit Singles & Albums |edition=19th |publisher=Guinness World Records Limited |location=London |page=395 |isbn=1-904994-10-5}}</ref> They had three children:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://worldroots.com/brigitte/royal/fatherofeurope/jacobpallandtdesc1840.htm |title=Descendants of Baron Jacob Adolph van Pallandt (4 generations) |accessdate=28 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820224635/http://worldroots.com/brigitte/royal/fatherofeurope/jacobpallandtdesc1840.htm |archivedate=20 August 2008 }}. Worldroots.com. Retrieved on 28 October 2013.</ref> |
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* Floris Nicolas Ali, Baron van Pallandt (1961–2006),<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.bekendedodenederlanders.com/index.php?title=Nicolas_van_Pallandt Nicolas van Pallandt]. Bdnwiki.nl. Retrieved on 28 October 2013.</ref> a film writer, director and painter. |
* Floris Nicolas Ali, Baron van Pallandt (1961–2006),<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.bekendedodenederlanders.com/index.php?title=Nicolas_van_Pallandt Nicolas van Pallandt]. Bdnwiki.nl. Retrieved on 28 October 2013.</ref> a film writer, director and painter. |
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* Kirsa Eleonore Clara, Baroness van Pallandt (born 1963) |
* Kirsa Eleonore Clara, Baroness van Pallandt (born 1963) |
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* Ana Maria Else, Baroness van Pallandt (born 1965) |
* Ana Maria Else, Baroness van Pallandt (born 1965) |
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The couple parted in 1969 and divorced in 1976.<ref>{{cite news |title=Obituary: Frederik van Pallandt |author=Karl Dallas |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-frederik-van-pallandt-1437924.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220621/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-frederik-van-pallandt-1437924.html |archive-date=21 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=23 May 1994 |access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref> |
The couple parted in 1969 and divorced in 1976.<ref>{{cite news |title=Obituary: Frederik van Pallandt |author=Karl Dallas |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-frederik-van-pallandt-1437924.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220621/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-frederik-van-pallandt-1437924.html |archive-date=21 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=23 May 1994 |access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref> |
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In the early 1970s, van Pallandt was romantically linked to novelist and reporter [[Clifford Irving]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Enter the Baroness Nina |magazine=[[Life (magazine)|Life]] |date=11 February 1972 |issue=11 February 1972 |pages=30–39 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E0AEAAAAMBAJ |issn=0024-3019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Reed |first=Christopher |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/dec/21/clifford-irving-obituary |title=Clifford Irving obituary |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=21 December 2017 |access-date=9 December 2020}}</ref> She helped federal investigators prove that Irving had not secretly met Howard Hughes in South America.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2017/12/22/clifford-irving-famous-hoaxer-obituary/ |title=Clifford Irving, famous hoaxer – obituary |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=22 December 2017 |access-date=9 December 2020}}</ref> In the 2006 film ”[[The Hoax]]”, about Irving’s fake autobiography of [[Howard Hughes]], van Pallandt is portrayed by [[Julie Delpy]]. |
In the early 1970s, van Pallandt was romantically linked to novelist and reporter [[Clifford Irving]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Enter the Baroness Nina |magazine=[[Life (magazine)|Life]] |date=11 February 1972 |issue=11 February 1972 |pages=30–39 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E0AEAAAAMBAJ |issn=0024-3019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Reed |first=Christopher |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/dec/21/clifford-irving-obituary |title=Clifford Irving obituary |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=21 December 2017 |access-date=9 December 2020}}</ref> She helped federal investigators prove that Irving had not secretly met Howard Hughes in South America.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2017/12/22/clifford-irving-famous-hoaxer-obituary/ |title=Clifford Irving, famous hoaxer – obituary |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=22 December 2017 |access-date=9 December 2020}}</ref> In the 2006 film ”[[The Hoax]]”, about Irving’s fake autobiography of [[Howard Hughes]], van Pallandt is portrayed by [[Julie Delpy]]. |
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Danish singer and actress (born 1932)
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Nina, Baroness van Pallandt |
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 Nina van Pallandt in 1979 |
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Nina Magdelena Møller (1932-07-15) 15 July 1932 Denmark |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1958–1988 |
| Spouse(s) | Hugo Wessel (m. 1955; div. 19??) (m. 1960; div. 1976) Robert Kirby |
| Children | 3 |
Nina, Baroness van Pallandt (born Nina Magdelena Møller; 15 July 1932) is a Danish retired singer and actress.
Acting
Van Pallandt acted on television and in films. From 1969 to the early 1970s, she appeared as a guest on several episodes of the BBC comedy sketch series The Morecambe & Wise Show. In 1975, she appeared in the Ellery Queen episode “The Adventure of Colonel Nivin’s Memoirs”, and in 1988 she appeared in the Tales of the Unexpected episode “A Time to Die”. In 1982, she appeared in the Taxi episode “Elegant Iggy”.
Van Pallandt appeared in several Robert Altman films during the 1970s, including The Long Goodbye (1973), A Wedding (1978), and Quintet (1979). She notably played the Swedish madam of Richard Gere in American Gigolo (1980) and had a bedroom scene with Jeff Bridges in Cutter’s Way (1981).
In 1969, van Pallandt sang John Barry and Hal David‘s song “Do You Know How Christmas Trees Are Grown?” in the James Bond movie On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.
Personal life
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On 11 August 1955, she married Hugo Wessel, the son of English music hall singer Denise Orme and Danish diplomat Theodore W. “Tito” Wessel.
On 21 September 1960, she married Dutchman Frederik, Baron van Pallandt (born 1934). They formed a singing duo, Nina & Frederik, and achieved popularity, including top-40 hits in the United Kingdom, with their calypso-style songs.[1] They had three children:[2]
- Floris Nicolas Ali, Baron van Pallandt (1961–2006),[3] a film writer, director and painter.
- Kirsa Eleonore Clara, Baroness van Pallandt (born 1963)
- Ana Maria Else, Baroness van Pallandt (born 1965)
The couple parted in 1969 and divorced in 1976.[4] Frederick and his girlfriend was shot fatally in the Philippines by fellow drug traffickers in 1994.
In the early 1970s, van Pallandt was romantically linked to novelist and reporter Clifford Irving.[5][6] She helped federal investigators prove that Irving had not secretly met Howard Hughes in South America.[7] In the 2006 film The Hoax, about Irving’s fake autobiography of Howard Hughes, van Pallandt is portrayed by Julie Delpy.
She was also married briefly to South African satirist Robert Kirby in the 1970s.[8]
