Susan Renouf
Encyclopedia
Susan Renouf, Lady Renouf (born 1940) is an Australian socialite
.
Born Susan Rossiter to Sir John Rossiter and Joan Stewart, she was married three times:
In 1968, she was the focus of a minor political scandal in Australia
when she appeared in a TV advertising campaign for bed sheets while
her (then) husband, Andrew Peacock, was a Minister in the Australian Federal Government.
In 1988, her third husband, Sir Frank Renouf, outlaid what was at the time the highest-ever price for a Sydney
home, when he bought the mansion "Paradis sur Mer" in Wolseley Crescent at Point Piper, where the vendor was her second husband, Robert Sangster. The house was eventually razed. After their divorce Frank Renouf briefly married Michele Renouf
, (also referred to as "Lady Renouf"), who subsequently gained notoriety for defending the legal rights of Holocaust deniers
who are criminalised in many European countries.
Socialite
A socialite is a person who participates in social activities and spends a significant amount of time entertaining and being entertained at fashionable upper-class events....
.
Born Susan Rossiter to Sir John Rossiter and Joan Stewart, she was married three times:
- to Andrew PeacockAndrew PeacockAndrew Sharp Peacock AC, GCL , is a former Australian Liberal politician. He was a minister in the Gorton, McMahon and Fraser governments, and was federal leader of the Liberal Party of Australia 1983–1985 and 1989–1990...
, prominent Australian politician (in 1963) - to Robert SangsterRobert SangsterRobert Edmund Sangster was a British businessman, thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder. He was British flat racing Champion Owner five times and his horses won many major races, including two Epsom Derbys, four Irish Derbys, two French Derbys, three Prix de l'Arc de Triomphes and a Melbourne...
, British gambling tycoon (in 1978) - to Frank RenoufFrank RenoufSir Francis Henry "Frank" Renouf was a prominent New Zealand tycoon and financier. His obituary in the Dominion was headed: "Flamboyant Renouf shook starch out of financial world"....
, New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
financier (in 1985)
In 1968, she was the focus of a minor political scandal in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
when she appeared in a TV advertising campaign for bed sheets while
her (then) husband, Andrew Peacock, was a Minister in the Australian Federal Government.
In 1988, her third husband, Sir Frank Renouf, outlaid what was at the time the highest-ever price for a Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
home, when he bought the mansion "Paradis sur Mer" in Wolseley Crescent at Point Piper, where the vendor was her second husband, Robert Sangster. The house was eventually razed. After their divorce Frank Renouf briefly married Michele Renouf
Michele Renouf
Michèle Suzanne, Lady Renouf , is an Australian-born advertising model, now a British national, and a lifelong international television commercials actress with a thirty year membership of British Actors Equity....
, (also referred to as "Lady Renouf"), who subsequently gained notoriety for defending the legal rights of Holocaust deniers
Holocaust denial
Holocaust denial is the act of denying the genocide of Jews in World War II, usually referred to as the Holocaust. The key claims of Holocaust denial are: the German Nazi government had no official policy or intention of exterminating Jews, Nazi authorities did not use extermination camps and gas...
who are criminalised in many European countries.
External links
- http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/exhibitions/sport/virtual/photos/photo4.html
- http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21568430-421,00.html