Cecil Robin Douglas-Home was a British aristocrat, jazz pianist, and author.
10 Facts About Robin Douglas-Home
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Robin Douglas-Home was the eldest son of the Honourable Henry Douglas-Home from his first marriage to Lady Margaret Spencer.
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Robin Douglas-Home's uncle was the former British Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home and his younger brother Charles Douglas-Home was the editor of The Times.
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Robin Douglas-Home was first cousin of John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, father of Diana, Princess of Wales.
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Robin Douglas-Home was a jazz pianist and a leading society figure during the 1950s and 1960s.
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Robin Douglas-Home married the fashion model Sandra Paul in 1959 and they had a son in 1962, Sholto.
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Robin Douglas-Home's divorce was the subject of a BBC television documentary by Alan Whicker.
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Robin Douglas-Home was author of an authorised biography of Frank Sinatra and published four novels, including Hot for Certainties which won the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award.
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Robin Douglas-Home wrote a number of articles for journals and magazines such as Queen and Woman's Own.
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Robin Douglas-Home committed suicide in 1968 at his country home in West Chiltington, West Sussex, aged 36, having suffered for some years from clinical depression.