Gunter Sachs was primarily known for his jet set lifestyle in St Moritz and St Tropez and then gained international fame as a documentary film-maker, documentary photographer, and as third husband of Brigitte Bardot.
12 Facts About Gunter Sachs
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Gunter Sachs had an older brother, Ernst Wilhelm Sachs, who died in an avalanche.
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Gunter Sachs commented on his father's past in several publications.
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Gunter Sachs is said to have been educated at Institut auf dem Rosenberg in StGallen, Switzerland.
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In 1956, Gunter Sachs married firstly to Anne-Marie Faure, originally from Paris, France, who died shortly after the marriage from anesthesia failure after a car crash.
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Gunter Sachs died by suicide on 7 May 2011 by a gunshot wound to the head at his home in Gstaad, Switzerland.
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From 1969 until his death, Gunter Sachs was the chairman of the St Moritz Bobsleigh Club.
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Gunter Sachs owned important pieces from the Nouveau realisme school including Yves Klein, Jean Tinguely, Arman, and Martial Raysse.
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In 1972 Gunter Sachs opened a gallery in Hamburg and organised the first European exhibition of his friend Warhol.
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In May 2006, Gunter Sachs sold one of Warhol's silk screens of Bardot at auction for $3 million.
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The Gunter Sachs family sold part of his collection of Pop Art and Nouveau Realisme through Sotheby's in May 2012.
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Gunter Sachs gained international recognition in 1974 with a special show at the photokina trade show for which he designed the official exhibition poster.