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and opened a studio in Shimla first called Hamilton Studios. In 1928 he established his hobby and opened a studio in Bombay State at Ballard Estate by the same name as Hamilton Studios at E.D.Sassoon Building (one of his property), Ballard Estate, and all the negatives from Shimla were brought here,
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Late in life he married his American nurse, Evelyn "Barnsie" Barnes, who remained in Nassau long after Sassoon's death in 1961. Lady Sassoon continued to provide support for the charity founded by her late husband to help Bahamian children, by hosting the black-tie Heart Ball each year over the
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in 1943, fearing problems as foreign owners once independence was granted. In May 1949, Shanghai was under the control of a communist regime and seemed an unhealthy place for the company's head office, so this was transferred to
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among his acquaintances. An accomplished photographer, he made many images of friends, and of local and foreign landscapes and created numerous photograph albums. He also illustrated his diaries with his own photographs.
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On 11 February 2011, the Bahamas Postal Service issued four commemorative postage stamps to highlight the 50th anniversary of the Victor Sassoon Heart Foundation. One of them portrays Sir Victor Sassoon.
444:. He renamed it Eve Stud Ltd. as he was known to his intimates as 'Eve' - a contraction of his first two names, Ellice Victor. The mastermind behind Sir Victor's racing success in Britain was trainer 252:
and contributed to a real estate boom there by investing millions of US dollars in the local economy. Sir Victor frequently travelled worldwide for business and pleasure and divided his time between
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in 1950. It is thought that Nassau was chosen because there were no forms of personal or corporation tax in place and Sir Victor Sassoon planned to live there, which he did until his death in 1961.
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in 1976. The other parts of the "Sassoon Group" and the "Sir Victor Sassoon Heart Foundation", set up by Lady Sassoon after her husband's death, are run from Nassau, where the family still lives.
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there, including the top-class racehorses Connaught and Welsh Pageant. The stallion tradition was maintained when the stud was purchased again in 1981 by Mr Yong Nam-Seng of
1005: 343:, located about a three-hour drive north of El Paso, Texas. He built a house there and named it El Refugio. It has since been turned into a Bed and Breakfast. 901: 659: 420:"E.D. Sassoon Banking Company Limited" was bought by the merchant bank "Wallace Brothers and Company (Holding)" in 1972, which in turn was taken over by the 256:, India and Shanghai. He acquired the Cathay Land Company, the Cathay Hotel Company and at least 50 other companies. Sassoon built the Cathay Hotel (now the 128: 38: 642:. One of his right-hand men in Shanghai was Gordon Currie who was put into a concentration camp by the Japanese and remained there for several years. 1371: 1149: 1336: 1326: 1306: 1301: 482:
in 1960 and along with Eve Stud it became part of Sassoon Studs Incorporated managed by Murless. Sassoon's wife sold the Sassoon Studs to
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brought many changes to the E.D. Sassoon Group. Despite successful production rates, the firm decided to dispose of the mills in
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In March 1930, E.D. Sassoon and Company Limited's new headquarters were opened at "Sassoon House" in Shanghai. The
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Sir Ellice Victor Elias Sassoon papers and photographs, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University
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On the death of his father in 1924, Sir Victor Sassoon inherited the trading house "
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Sir Ellice Victor Elias Sassoon was born 20 (some sources cite 30) December 1881 in
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while his family was en route to India. He was raised in England where he attended
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He purchased the property from Sir Victor's widow in 1970 and gave it the name
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Among Sir Victor Sassoon's stables' significant performances were wins in
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in 2018), international friendships and travel. He counted members of the
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In the 1920s and 1930s, he transferred much of his wealth from India to
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to Bombay, closing down that studio completely. He was also fond of
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of 1949, he sold his business interests in China and relocated to
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He lived in Shanghai until 1941, when due to China's war with
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Mortimer, Roger; Onslow, Richard; Willett, Peter (1978).
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and it is now used as a rest and recuperation facility.
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Trinity College, Cambridge
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cotton yarn
opium
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