Jacki Cl�rico was a French businessman who owned the Moulin Rouge cabaret of Paris from 1962 until his death in 2013. Cl�rico is credited with reviving the popularity of the Moulin Rouge over the course of fifty years. Cl�rico was born in Paris, France, on March 18, 1929. In 1928, his father, Joseph Cl�rico, a glassmaker, had moved to Paris from the Piedmont region with his brother, Louis Cl�rico. The brothers had opened a Parisian glass shop. Joseph and Louis made much of their family's fortune during the German occupation of Paris during World War II, when there was a shortage of glassmakers in the city. The Cl�ricos were hired to make glass for cities throughout France and Germany which had suffered bombing damage. They had both acquired considerable wealth through their repairs by the end of the war. The brothers purchased the Le Lido cabaret on the Champs-�lys�es in 1946. In 1955, Joseph and Louis purchased the Moulin Rouge. They upgraded the kitchens and marketed the venue as a tourist destination. Still, the Moulin Rouge continued to suffer from financial distress by the early 1960s. Jacki Cl�rico took over the Moulin Rouge in 1962 from his father, Joseph. [More at Wikipedia]

March 18th, 1929 in   /  Died:   Jan 13th, 2013 - aged 83