Early Life and Background Born: August 12, 1909, Chicago, United States of America Died: October 5, 1997 Parents: Margaret and Egbert H. Gold (successful businessman in radiator and heating systems) Education: Masters School at Dobbs Ferry, New York; Finishing school in Italy Early life involved extensive travel to London and Paris, socializing with European elite. Wartime Humanitarian Efforts By 1939, living in Paris when World War II broke out. Joined forces with Varian Fry to assist Jewish and anti-Nazi artists and intellectuals escaping France. Subsidized the Emergency…