Pierre Berge

Pierre Bergé is a French businessman and the lifelong partner of the late Yves Saint Laurent.

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Yves Saint Laurent top-earning dead celebrity

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NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Even after death celebrities make millions and fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, who surpassed singer Michael Jackson, was named the top earning dead celebrity. In its ninth annual list Forbes.com said the Frenchman, considered one of the greatest designers of the 20th century and who died in 2008, made $350 million. Composers Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein came in second on the 2009 list with $235 million, and the recently deceased "King of Pop" Jackson ranked third at $90 million. But Jackson is likely to be a big earner for years to come while Saint Laurent, who made the ... Read Full Story

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Proceeds of Saint Laurent sale to battle AIDS

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Proceeds from next month's second installment in the "sale of the century" auction of the YSL-Pierre Berge collection, are to go entirely to HIV research and to the fight against AIDS, Berge said Tuesday. Speaking ahead of the November 17-19 sale of the last items in one of the world's greatest private collections, YSL's onetime lover and business partner pledged 10 million euros (14.8 million dollars) over five years to France's largest private anti-AIDS group, Sidaction, which he heads. "I want to again prove my commitment to the battle against AIDS," Berge told a media conference. "The fight against an epidemic as serious as ... Read Full Story

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Proceeds of Saint Laurent sale to battle AIDS

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Proceeds from next month's second installment in the "sale of the century" auction of the YSL-Pierre Berge collection, are to go entirely to HIV research and to the fight against AIDS, Berge said. Speaking ahead of the November 17-19 sale of the last items in one of the world's greatest private collections, YSL's onetime lover and business partner pledged 10 million euros (14.8 million dollars) over five years to France's largest private anti-AIDS group, Sidaction, which he heads. "I want to again prove my commitment to the battle against AIDS," Berge told a media conference. "The fight against an epidemic as serious as AIDS ... Read Full Story

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Richest dead celebrity? It's not Michael Jackson

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According to Forbes magazine, the richest dead celebrity isn't Michael Jackson. Although the King of Pop's estate has been big news since his death in June, the top-earning dead celebrity is French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent. Forbes released its ninth annual poll Wednesday. According to the magazine, Laurent earned $350 million in the past year. Much of his estate was auctioned off at Christie's in February. Laurent died of brain cancer in June 2008. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein rank second with combined earnings of $235 million, followed by Jackson with $90 million, Elvis Presley with $55 million and J.R.R. Tolkien with $50 ... Read Full Story

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Taiwan museum rejects looted Chinese relics

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Taiwan's National Palace Museum Wednesday ruled out accepting looted relics, after a celebrity French collector reportedly said that his offer to donate two controversial animal heads had been turned down. "In accordance with professional museum ethics, we can't collect disputed artifacts," said Chou Kung-shin, director of the museum which boasts the world's largest collection of classical Chinese art. The two bronze heads, stolen from China 150 years ago, were the subject of an auction house drama earlier this year when a Chinese collector won a bid for them but subsequently refused to pay, placing the deal in limbo. Pierre Berge, partner of late French ... Read Full Story

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Pierre Bergé Establishes AIDS Fund

Pierre Bergé, the late Yves Saint Lauren's longtime companion, has pledged 10 million euros to France’s largest private anti-AIDS group, Sidaction.

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Win A Copy Of The Private World of Yves Saint Laurent & Pierre Bergé

It's not often that personal taste can be described as exquisite, it denotes a rare confluence of means and sensibility. But there's really no other word that describe the homes put together by late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Bergé quite so well. A new book, The Private World of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé has come out from Vendome Press. The book by Robert Murphy with photography by Ivan Terestchenko is...

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