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Philippe de rothschild biography of william hill
Philippe de Rothschild
Wine grower and auto racer (1902–1988)
Philippe, Baron de Rothschild (13 April 1902 – 20 January 1988)[1] was a member of the Rothschildbanking family who became a Grand Prix motor racing driver, a screenwriter and playwright, a theatrical producer, a film producer, a poet, and one of the most successful wine growers in the world.
Early life
Born in Paris, Georges Philippe de Rothschild was the younger son of Baron Henri de Rothschild (1872–1947) (who was a noted playwright under the name André Pascal) and Mathilde Sophie Henriette von Weissweiller (1872–1926).
At the outbreak of World War I, 12-year-old Philippe was sent to the safety of the family's vineyard in the village of Pauillac in the Médoc. There, he developed a love of the country and the wine business, an enterprise in his family since 1853, but one his father and grandfather had shown little interest in.
As a young man, in sharp contrast to the Rothschild family's staid aris