Patricia "Pat" Montandon was born on December 26,1928 and is an American author and self-made socialite.
14 Facts About Patricia Montandon
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Pat Montandon was born in Texas on December 26,1928, to Myrtle Taylor and Charles Clay Montandon, an itinerant minister of the Nazarene Church.
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Patricia Montandon lived in San Francisco in the 1960s, where she became known for her talent for hosting memorable parties and for her relationship with Frank Sinatra.
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Patricia Montandon later hosted a TV show and became a newspaper columnist for the San Francisco Examiner.
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In 1979, Patricia Montandon conceived the idea of the Napa Valley Wine Auction.
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Patricia Montandon lent her idea to Napa Valley vintners, with her portion of the proceeds benefiting two Napa Valley hospitals.
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Patricia Montandon is the author of numerous non-fiction books, including The New York Times bestseller: How to Be a Party Girl, The Intruders, Whispers from God: A Life Beyond Imaginings, and Oh the Hell of it All.
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In 1982, Patricia Montandon founded a peace group called Children as Teachers for Peace and made 37 international trips with grade-school children.
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Patricia Montandon met with 26 world leaders, including China's Premier Zhao Ziyang, Chancellor Helmut Kohl, Pope John Paul II, the late Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland of Norway, former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, and Mother Teresa.
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Patricia Montandon has collected letters written by schoolchildren urging an end to nuclear proliferation, and has delivered food and supplies to children in Russia and Ethiopia.
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In 2018, Patricia Montandon renamed her organization Peace To The Planet.
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Patricia Montandon was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize three successive years and received the UN Peace Messenger award in 1987.
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In 1969, Patricia Montandon married butter baron and billionaire Alfred Wilsey, and the next year she had her only child, Sean Wilsey, who would become a best-selling author.
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In 1975, Patricia Montandon won a lawsuit against Triangle Publications for damaging her reputation.