Paul Raymond
Entrepreneur, Organization founder
1925 – 2008
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Who was Paul Raymond?
Paul Raymond, born Geoffrey Anthony Quinn, was an English publisher, club owner, and real estate developer.
After opening the UK's first strip club, Raymond became very wealthy, buying property on a scale that got him dubbed "King of Soho", and launching Paul Raymond Publications with the soft-porn magazine Men Only, soon followed by Escort, Club International, Mayfair and many other best-selling titles. He was starting to hand over control to his daughter Debbie when she died of an overdose in 1992, after which he became a recluse.
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- Born
- Nov 15, 1925
Liverpool - Also known as
- Geoffrey Anthony Quinn
- Spouses
- Jean Bradley
(1951 - 1974)
- Jean Bradley
- Children
- Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Education
- St Francis Xavier's College, Liverpool
- Lived in
- Liverpool
- Died
- Mar 2, 2008
London
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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