Marcel de Sade

Marcel de Sade (born 1934 in Aalborg, Denmark) is the assumed name of Jørgen Vase Larsen, a criminal who passed himself off as a marquis during the 1960s. He was sentenced to jail for embezzlement from the oil company he worked. After his jailtime he worked as a caretaker. He is a piano player and known for his use of extravagant clothing.[1][2][3]

Gabriel Axel's role in the 1967 Danish/Swedish comedy film The Reluctant Sadist is loosely based on his life.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Marcel de Sade – den danske marquis". www.b.dk. 17 October 2014.
  2. ^ "DR Presse".
  3. ^ "Han lever stadig som markis". Kristeligt Dagblad.
  4. ^ Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. Scarecrow Press. 31 August 2012. pp. 66–. ISBN 978-0-8108-5524-3.
  5. ^ Francisco Lafarga. Le XVIIIe siècle aujourd’hui. Présences, lectures et réécritures (in French). Editions Le Manuscrit. pp. 131–. ISBN 978-2-304-23419-0.
  6. ^ "I de Sades saloner".