William Nelson Darnborough
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William Nelson Darnborough (1869 – 1958) from Bloomington, Illinois
was known for his success in roulette
at Monte Carlo
from 1904 to 1911. During that time period he amassed a fortune of $415,000. In one of the more legendary feats, Darnborough bet on the number 5 and won on five successive spins.
After his wins, Darnborough married a young woman of noble blood, and lived on an estate in England
. His son was the film producer Antony Darnborough (1913-2000) and his daughter, the ballerina Hermione Darnborough
(1915-2010), married the distinguished composer and director of film music, Muir Mathieson
. His grand-daughter Fiona Mathieson (1951-1987) played Clarrie Grundy in the BBC radio serial The Archers
.
Bloomington, Illinois
Bloomington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States and the county seat. It is adjacent to Normal, Illinois, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area...
was known for his success in roulette
Roulette
Roulette is a casino game named after a French diminutive for little wheel. In the game, players may choose to place bets on either a single number or a range of numbers, the colors red or black, or whether the number is odd or even....
at Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco....
from 1904 to 1911. During that time period he amassed a fortune of $415,000. In one of the more legendary feats, Darnborough bet on the number 5 and won on five successive spins.
After his wins, Darnborough married a young woman of noble blood, and lived on an estate in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. His son was the film producer Antony Darnborough (1913-2000) and his daughter, the ballerina Hermione Darnborough
Hermione Darnborough
Hermione Maria Louise Darnborough , later Hermione Mathieson, was an English principal ballerina who made her name at Sadler's Wells in the 1930s...
(1915-2010), married the distinguished composer and director of film music, Muir Mathieson
Muir Mathieson
James Muir Mathieson was a Scottish conductor and composer. Mathieson was almost always described as a "Musical Director" on a large number of British films.-Career:...
. His grand-daughter Fiona Mathieson (1951-1987) played Clarrie Grundy in the BBC radio serial The Archers
The Archers
The Archers is a long-running British soap opera broadcast on the BBC's main spoken-word channel, Radio 4. It was originally billed as "an everyday story of country folk", but is now described on its Radio 4 web site as "contemporary drama in a rural setting"...
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