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Died August 24, 2007, London, United Kingdom Spouse Lady Annabel Goldsmith (m. 1954–1975) Children Robin Birley, India Jane Birley, Rupert Birley Grandchildren Maud Birley, Eben Macdonald Similar People Robin Birley, India Jane Birley, Lady Annabel Goldsmith, James Goldsmith, Robin Vane‑Tempest‑Stewart - 8th Marq | ||
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Marcus Lecky Oswald Hornby Birley (30 May 1930 – 24 August 2007), known as Mark Birley, was a British entrepreneur known for his investments in the hospitality industry.
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Early life
Mark Birley was the son of Sir Oswald Birley (1880–1952), the royal and society portrait painter, and his wife, the former Rhoda Pike (1900–1981). His sister, Maxime de la Falaise (1922–2009), became a noted fashion model of the 1950s and her daughter, Loulou de la Falaise (1948–2011), was a muse to the fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent.
He was educated at Eton where he excelled at drawing. After doing his National Service he went up to University College, Oxford to read PPE but he left after failing his first year exams after national service.
Career
In 1963, Mark Birley founded Annabel's at Berkeley Square in the Mayfair district in central London. The club was named for his wife, the former Lady Annabel Vane-Tempest-Stewart, and it was the first of its kind: a member-only nightclub that catered to an exclusive clientele, including the Prince of Wales.
In 1972, Birley opened Mark's Club and continued to expand his portfolio in the restaurant, nightclub and hotel business. He became the owner of the Annabel's Group, which includes Mark Birley Holdings Limited. He launched a men's fragrance line, Mark Birley for Men, in 1996, in collaboration with the perfumers Frédéric Malle and Pierre Bourdon. Birley also designed the former family offices of Peter Palumbo, Baron Palumbo in the City of London into a member's club, The Walbrook Club, which opened in 2000.
Personal life
On 10 March 1954, he married Lady Annabel Vane-Tempest-Stewart (born 1934), daughter of the Robin Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 8th Marquess of Londonderry (1902–1955). Annabel Birley became the mistress of Birley's former friend Sir James Goldsmith (1933–1997), and gave birth to two of Goldsmith's children while she was still married to, but separated from, Birley. The Birleys divorced in 1975. Mark and Annabel had three children:
As a child Birley's son Robin was mauled and badly scarred for life by a tiger at the private zoo of family friend John Aspinall (1926–2000). In 1986 Birley's other son, Rupert, disappeared in Togo and was never found. He is supposed to have died. In his last years, Birley himself was disabled and needed to use a wheelchair. For a time, he turned over the reins of his businesses to his two surviving children. In 2006, however, Birley dismissed his son Robin and returned to the helm of his empire, which until his death he ran with his daughter India Jane.
Death
He died on 24 August 2007, aged 77, following a stroke.