Lily Pastré
| Lily Pastré | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Marie-Louise Double de Saint-Lambert 1891 Marseille |
| Died | 1974 Marseille |
| Residence | Château Pastré |
| Occupation | Philanthropist |
| Spouse(s) | Jean Pastré |
| Children | Nadia Pastré Princess Murat Pierre Pastré |
| Parent(s) | Paul Double Véra Magnan |
| Relatives |
Claudius Prat (paternal great-grandfather) Bernard Pierre Magnan (maternal great-grandfather) Joachim, 7th Prince Murat (son-in-law) |
Countess Lily Pastré (a.k.a. Marie-Louise Double de Saint-Lambert) (1891-1974) was a French heiress and patron of the arts. She sheltered many Jewish artists in her Château Pastré in Marseille during World War II. After the war, she helped establish the Aix-en-Provence Festival, an annual opera festival in Aix-en-Provence.
Marie-Louise Double de Saint-Lambert was born in 1891 at 167 rue Paradis in Marseille. Her father was Paul Double (1868-1935). Her paternal grandparents were Léon Double and Marie Prat (1849-1939), whose father, Claudius Prat (1814-1859), was the co-founder of Noilly Prat. She was thus an heiress to the Noilly Prat vermouth fortune. Her mother, Véra Magnan, was Russian. Her maternal great-grandfather was Bernard Pierre Magnan, a Marshal of France. Beyond the Noilly Prat fortune, her family had become large landowners thanks to the dowry systems and good marriages. They were originally from Lyon before they moved to Marseille.
Lily grew up in Marseille. She was raised as a Roman Catholic. As a child, she was an avid tennis player and swimmer, and learned how to play the piano. One of her brothers, Maurice, was killed during the First World War in 1916.
In the 1920s, she was a member of many society salons in Paris, including Marie-Blanche de Polignac's. It was there that she met many artists started supporting them, including Henri Sauguet. She appeared in Man Ray's 1929 film set at the Villa Noailles, Les Mystères du Château de Dé. She also attended the opera festivals in Bayreuth and Salzbourg.
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