Eugene Spiro, born Eugen Spiro (April 18, 1874 in Breslau,

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– September 26, 1972 in

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) was a

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and

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. He was born to a Jewish family in Breslau. In 1904 Spiro was briefly married to the famous actress

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, who later married the important art dealer

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. His younger sister was the painter

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. The French painter

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was his nephew.

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