Jacqui (Jacob) Eli Safra (born c. 1940) is a
billionaire investor
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from
Geneva
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. He is a descendant of the
Syrian Lebanese-
Swiss Jew
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ish Safra banking family.
Biography
Jacqui Eli Safra is the son of Elie Safra (1922–1993) and Yvette Dabbah (1927–2006) and the nephew of
Edmond Safra. He is a graduate of the
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and worked in various positions at the
Republic National Bank of
New York.
Some of Safra's investments include:
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Encyclopædia Britannica
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Spring Mountain Vineyard
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'' (
Saint Helena, California);
*''Parknasilla Hotel'' and neighbouring ''
Garinish Island'' (both near
Sneem
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,
County Kerry,
Republic of Ireland
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).
Filmography
Under the name J.E. Beaucaire (the name of the character played by
Bob Hope
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in the film ''
Monsieur Beaucaire''), Safra appeared in minor roles in three movies and financed eight
Woody Allen
Heywood "Woody" Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American film director, writer, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades and multiple Academy Award-winning films. He began his career writing ...
films through a production company, Sweetland Films, run with his long-time girlfriend
Jean Doumanian
Jean Doumanian ( Karabas; born July 28, 1936) is an American stage, television and film producer. She briefly produced ''Saturday Night Live'', between November 1980 and March 1981.
Early life
Doumanian was born Jean (or Jeannine) Karabas, th ...
, a former close friend of Allen.
Actor
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The Ox'' (1991) – Shop Owner
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Radio Days
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'' (1987) – Diction Student
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Stardust Memories
''Stardust Memories'' is a 1980 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen and starring Allen, Charlotte Rampling, Jessica Harper and Marie-Christine Barrault. Sharon Stone has a brief role, in her film debut. The film is ab ...
'' (1980) – Sam
Executive producer
References
*Weinraub, Bernard. (June 11, 2001). "A Friendship Founders Over Suit by Woody Allen". ''The New York Times'', p. 1.
*Claffey, Mike & Goldiner, Dave. (June 6, 2002). "Judge Backhands Woody's Rival". ''Daily News'' (New York), p. 8.
*Claffey, Mike & Goldiner, Dave. (June 7, 2002). "Woody's Backer Admits to Some Overcharging". ''Daily News'' (New York), p. 4.
*
Wapshott, Nicholas. (June 7, 2002). "To the jury, Woody Allen's former friend Jean Doumanian must appear scheming and grasping, while the diminutive comic seems a classic dupe" ''The Times'' (London).
References list
External links
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Spring Mountain Vineyard— company website
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Living people
Swiss businesspeople
Syrian businesspeople
Swiss Sephardi Jews
Place of birth missing (living people)
Safra family
1940s births
Brazilian people of Syrian descent