Zina Rachevsky
Zina Rachevsky | |
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 Zina Rachevsky and Trulshik Rinpoche in 1972 at the Thubten Chöling Monastery. Photo by Georges Luneau | |
| Born | September 1, 1930 |
| Died | October 20, 1973 (aged 43) |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | Conrad Rooks |
Zina Rachevsky, also Zenaïde Rachewski or Zina Rachewsky (Russian: Зинаида Владимировна Рашевская; 1 September 1930 – 20 August 1973)[1] was a Russian-born French-American socialite, film actress, and Gelug Tibetan Buddhist nun.[2] Her Buddhist name is Thubten Changchub Palmo.
Biography
Zina Rachevsky was born on 1 September 1930 to Russian emigrant Vladimir Rachevski, the son of Sergei Rachevski, a Russian colonel killed at Port Arthur in 1904 at the Ambassador Hotel, owned by SW Straus & Co. Vladimir Rachevski was the brother of Zinaida Rachevskaya, who had married the exiled Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia. Zina's mother, Harriet Strauss Rachevsky, was the daughter of American millionaire Simon W. Strauss, for whom the company was named.[3]
Zina would spend her childhood in France, living through the Second World War and then moving to the United States of America. While in Hollywood, Rachevsky took a course in drama and theater.[4]
Citations
- ^ "Zina Rachevsky - The Private Life and Times of Zina Rachevsky. Zina Rachevsky Pictures". glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com. Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ Kapoor, Subodh (2000). The Buddhists: encyclopaedia of Buddhism. Cosmo Publications. ISBN 9788177550733.
- ^ "Harriet Straus Rachevsky". seesaw.typepad.com. See Saw. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Рашевская, Зинаида Владимировна // Российское зарубежье во Франции (1919—2000). Биографический словарь в 3 т. под общей редакцией Л. Мнухина, М. Авриль, В. Лосской". dommuseum.ru (in Russian). House-Museum of Ana Tsvetaeva. Retrieved 27 November 2017.