Clore was of Lithuanian Jewish background, the son of Israel Clore, a Whitechapel tailor who had emigrated to London, and later to Israel.[5][6] Charles Clore owned, through Sears Holdings, the British Shoe Corporation and Lewis's department stores (which included Selfridges), as well as investing heavily in property.[7]
He owned Jowett Cars Ltd from 1945 to 1947 where he was known as "Santa Clore" for his much anticipated financial investment.
Sir Charles and his wife Francine had two children, Vivien and Alan Evelyn Clore. Clore Shipping Company had two oil tankers, the Vivien Louise and the Alan Evelyn.[8][9]
Philanthropy
His philanthropic trust, since 2000 the Clore Duffield Foundation, is a donor to arts and Jewish community projects in Britain and abroad. The Clore Gallery at Tate Britain in London, which houses the world's largest collection of the works of J. M. W. Turner, was built in 1980–87 with £6 million from Clore and his daughter and £1.8 million from the British government.[10] He was knighted in the 1971 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his philanthropic work.[11] Upon Sir Charles' death, Inland Revenue sued, claiming he was British domiciled (he had claimed Monaco domicile), in order to collect inheritance taxes. The court upheld the Inland Revenue position.[12][13][14]
Legacy and commemoration
Charles Clore Park, Tel Aviv
The beachfront Charles Clore Park in Tel Aviv is named after Clore.[15] It stretches across 30 acres, and families use the seaside park to celebrate birthdays and host barbecues, or even attend city-wide events such as Tel Aviv Pride. His father, who died in 1933, is buried in nearby Petah Tikvah.[citation needed]
In September 1980 thieves stole 19 paintings from Clore's Monaco apartment, including works by Renoir, Monet, Pissarro and Utrillo. Clore's butler was found lying on the floor of the apartment after the theft, claiming that he had been attacked by the thieves, but was later found to have collaborated with them. The butler later committed suicide in Monaco's prison.[16]
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charles, clore, december, 1904, july, 1979, british, financier, retail, property, magnate, philanthropist, sirborn, 1904, december, 1904, london, englanddied26, july, 1979, 1979, aged, westminster, london, england, nationalitybritishoccupationfinancier, conten. Sir Charles Clore 26 December 1904 26 July 1979 was a British financier retail and property magnate and philanthropist SirCharles CloreBorn 1904 12 26 26 December 1904 1 2 3 London EnglandDied26 July 1979 1979 07 26 aged 74 Westminster London England 4 NationalityBritishOccupationFinancier Contents 1 Biography 2 Philanthropy 3 Legacy and commemoration 4 References 5 See alsoBiography EditClore was of Lithuanian Jewish background the son of Israel Clore a Whitechapel tailor who had emigrated to London and later to Israel 5 6 Charles Clore owned through Sears Holdings the British Shoe Corporation and Lewis s department stores which included Selfridges as well as investing heavily in property 7 He owned Jowett Cars Ltd from 1945 to 1947 where he was known as Santa Clore for his much anticipated financial investment Sir Charles and his wife Francine had two children Vivien and Alan Evelyn Clore Clore Shipping Company had two oil tankers the Vivien Louise and the Alan Evelyn 8 9 Philanthropy EditHis philanthropic trust since 2000 the Clore Duffield Foundation is a donor to arts and Jewish community projects in Britain and abroad The Clore Gallery at Tate Britain in London which houses the world s largest collection of the works of J M W Turner was built in 1980 87 with 6 million from Clore and his daughter and 1 8 million from the British government 10 He was knighted in the 1971 Queen s Birthday Honours List for his philanthropic work 11 Upon Sir Charles death Inland Revenue sued claiming he was British domiciled he had claimed Monaco domicile in order to collect inheritance taxes The court upheld the Inland Revenue position 12 13 14 Legacy and commemoration Edit Charles Clore Park Tel Aviv The beachfront Charles Clore Park in Tel Aviv is named after Clore 15 It stretches across 30 acres and families use the seaside park to celebrate birthdays and host barbecues or even attend city wide events such as Tel Aviv Pride His father who died in 1933 is buried in nearby Petah Tikvah citation needed In September 1980 thieves stole 19 paintings from Clore s Monaco apartment including works by Renoir Monet Pissarro and Utrillo Clore s butler was found lying on the floor of the apartment after the theft claiming that he had been attacked by the thieves but was later found to have collaborated with them The butler later committed suicide in Monaco s prison 16 Clore was loosely connected to the Profumo affair being a client of Christine Keeler 17 Clore was depicted in Andrew Lloyd Webber s musical based on the affair Stephen Ward the Musical In 2014 Clore s daughter Vivien Duffield saw the musical with William Astor whose father William Astor 3rd Viscount Astor was also depicted 18 Clore owned several good racehorses notably Valoris which won the Epsom Oaks in 1966 19 References Edit England amp Wales Civil Registration Death Index 1916 2007 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Immigration Cards 1900 1965 New York State Passenger and Crew Lists 1917 1967 England amp Wales Civil Registration Death Index 1916 2007 Obituary Sir Charles Clore The Times 27 July 1979 p 17 No sweet Charity The Guardian London UK Richard Davenport Hines Clore Sir Charles 1904 1979 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 2004 Shipbuilding amp Shipping Record A Journal of Shipbuilding Marine Engineering Dock Harbours amp Shipping 1956 p 372 Petroleum Times 1959 Critiques of the Clore Gallery Archived from the original on 15 June 2006 Retrieved 30 March 2006 SIR CHARLES CLORE FINANCIER DIES AT 74 New York Times 27 July 1979 Retrieved 2 August 2019 Judgment in BTC 8101 Re Clore deceased 1984 BTC 8101 Croner i Tax and Accounting library croneri co uk Retrieved 10 July 2021 In re Clore decd uniset ca Retrieved 10 July 2021 s r o Tripomatic Charles Clore Park in Tel Aviv Israel travel sygic com Retrieved 17 April 2020 Butler s suicide The Guardian August 6 1981 An English Affair Sex Class and Power in the Age of Profumo by Richard Davenport Hines review The Guardian 4 January 2014 Retrieved 7 January 2015 William Astor My father his swimming pool and the Profumo scandal The Spectator 11 January 2014 Retrieved 7 January 2015 O Brien Jacqueline Herbert Ivor 2006 Vincent O Brien The Official Biography Transworld Publishers Limited ISBN 9780553817393 via Google Books See also EditLondon Zoo zoo exhibits funded by Charles Clore Charles Clore Park Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Clore amp oldid 1142657807, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
