Lily Marinho

Lily Marinho
Marinho (middle) at a luncheon in 2010
Born	Lily Monique Lemb (1921-05-10)May 10, 1921 Cologne,Germany
Died	January 5, 2011(2011-01-05)(aged 89) Rio de Janeiro,Brazil
Spouse(s)	Horacio de Carvalho Roberto Marinho(d.2003)

Lily Monique de Carvalho Marinho(May 10, 1921 – January 5, 2011) was a Brazilian televisionarts patron,philanthropistandsocialite.Marinho, thewidowofmedia moguland Rede Globo founderRoberto Marinho,served as aUNESCO Goodwill Ambassadorfor peace beginning in 1999.

Biography

Marinho was born Lily Monique Lemb inCologne,Germany,on May 10, 1921.She was the only daughter of British soldier John Lemb and hisFrenchwife, Jeanne Bergeon.She was born in Germany because her father was stationed in the country during the post-World War Iperiod.However, she was raised inParis.During her life, Marinho was married to two of Brazil's wealthiest men -Horacio de CarvalhoandRoberto Marinho,who both owned newspapers.Her second husband, media mogul Roberto Marinho, died in 2003.

Apatron of the arts,Marinho spearheaded and financed high-profileart exhibitionsin Brazil, including works byClaude Monet,Auguste Rodin,Camille ClaudelandPablo Picasso.

Lily Marinho died ofrespiratory failureon January 5, 2011, inRio de Janeiroat the age of 89.She had been hospitalized at the Clínica São Vicente in theGáveaneighborhood of the Southern Zone of the city since December 14, 2010.She was buried in the Cemitério São João Batista in theBotafogoneighborhood of Rio de Janeiro.