Marcel de Sade

Marcel de Sade (30 March 1934 – 16 December 2025) was the assumed name of Jørgen Vase Larsen, a Danish criminal who passed himself off as a marquis during the 1960s.

Biography

Sade was born in Aalborg, Denmark on 30 March 1934.[1] He was sentenced to jail for embezzlement from the oil company he worked for. After his jailtime he worked as a caretaker. He was a piano player and known for his use of extravagant clothing.[2][3][4]

Gabriel Axel's role in the 1967 Danish-Swedish comedy film The Reluctant Sadist is loosely based on his life.[5][6][7]

De Sade died on 16 December 2025, at the age of 91.[8]

References

  1. ^ Marcel de Sade (in Danish)
  2. ^ "Marcel de Sade – den danske marquis". www.b.dk. 17 October 2014.
  3. ^ "DR Presse". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  4. ^ "Han lever stadig som markis". Kristeligt Dagblad.
  5. ^ Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. Scarecrow Press. 31 August 2012. pp. 66–. ISBN 978-0-8108-5524-3.
  6. ^ Francisco Lafarga. Le XVIIIe siècle aujourd’hui. Présences, lectures et réécritures (in French). Editions Le Manuscrit. pp. 131–. ISBN 978-2-304-23419-0.
  7. ^ "I de Sades saloner".
  8. ^ Danmarks første 'celebrity' er gået bort (in Danish)
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