Pati Behrs
Pati Behrs | |
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| File:John Derek and Pati Behrs, 1950.jpg John Derek and Pati Behrs, 1950 | |
| Born | Pati Behrs Eristoff February 13, 1922 |
| Died | July 4, 2004 (aged 82) Camarillo, California, U.S. |
| Occupations | Actress, ballerina |
| Years active | 1946–1949 (film) |
| Spouse(s) | Gogi Tchitchinadze (m. 19??; div. 19??) Lucius Lindley
(m. 1975; died 1986) |
| Children | 2 including Sean Catherine Derek |
| Relatives | Leo Tolstoy (great-uncle) |
Pati Behrs Eristoff (February 13, 1922 – July 4, 2004) was a Russian-American prima ballerina and actress.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Pati Behrs Eristoff was a prima ballerina and a grandniece of Leo Tolstoy. She is perhaps best known as the first of John Derek's wives. She was born in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) to Russian émigré parents.[2] Her family fled to Paris after her father refused to partake in pogroms. She survived World War II and Occupied France by dancing in Parisian nightclubs, while at the same time doing all she could to hide Russian Jews and gypsies from the Nazis.
Receiving a Hollywood contract after the war, she emigrated to the United States. Behrs had a brief first marriage to George 'Gogi' Tchitchinadze (1917–1970), a host at the Bel-Air Hotel.[3]
In December 1947, she met John Derek in an acting class, and they married on October 9, 1948. The couple had two children: son Russell Derek (1950–1999) and daughter Sean Catherine Derek (born 1953), who became a screenwriter. Behrs and Derek separated in September 1955 and divorced in April 1956.
In 1975, she married pediatrician Dr. Lucius Lindley (1919–1986), who predeceased her.
She became a grandmother in 1969, and a great-grandmother in 1996. She died on July 4, 2004, aged 82.
Philosophical and/or political views
[edit | edit source]An animal-rights advocate, she presented Actors and Others with her 1926 Steinway baby grand piano. Her daughter, Sean, requested it be sold to help as many animals in need as possible.
Filmography
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | The Razor's Edge | Guest | Uncredited |
| 1947 | Forever Amber | Makeup Artist | Uncredited |
| 1948 | Apartment for Peggy | Jeanne | |
| 1948 | Unfaithfully Yours | Minor Role | Uncredited |
| 1948 | When My Baby Smiles at Me | Woman in Box | Uncredited |
| 1949 | The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend | Roulette | |
| 1949 | Come to the Stable | Nun | Uncredited, (final film role) |
See also
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References
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- ^ Carroll, Harrison (October 19, 1948). Behind the Scenes in Hollywood. The Daily Clintonian
External links
[edit | edit source]- Pati Behrs at IMDb
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