Claude Philippe
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Claudius Charles Philippe, also known as Philippe of the Waldorf or The Host of the Waldorf, was a British-born French-American restaurateur, catering director, hotelier and businessman, who was the h
Philippe in 1970
The Waldorf Astoria New York Hotel
Marilyn Monroe with organizer Elsa Maxwell at the 1957 April in Paris Ball
The La Belle Creole resort in 2007
April in Paris Ball
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The April in Paris Ball was an annual US gala event whose mission was to serve charity and Franco-American relations. Established in 1952 at the Waldorf Astoria New York in New York City, it was the i
Claude Philippe
…president of Loews Hotels, and was responsible for the planning and building of six new New York hotels. Philippe is best remembered for founding the April in Paris Ball at the Waldorf Astoria in 1951, which he ran with Elsa Maxwell until his sacking from the hotel in 1959. The balls were major events in the US socialite…
Organizer Elsa Maxwell
Dietrich at the April in Paris Ball in 1959
Juliette Gréco