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'''Florence La Caza Gould''' (1 July 1895 - 28 February 1983) was American writer and salon-holder who became involved in a money laundering plot before creating a legacy as a patron of the arts at institutions such as the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]].<ref> Midday on WNYC|url=https://www.wnyc.org/story/florence-gould-woman-who-bought-happiness/|website=WNYC|language=en|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref>
== Personal life ==
Gould was born in America to French parents; her father was Maximilien Lacaze, a French publisher. She married once. Her second marriage was as the third wife of [[Frank Jay Gould]] in 1923.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
== Fortune and notoriety ==
Gould hosted salons in their French residence through the 1920s, as she and her husband collected French Impressionist paintings.<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> They also kept an open marriage, which allowed her to take lovers such as [[Charlie Chaplin]].<ref></ref>
The couple owned a gambling casino and several hotels and restaurants. These allowed them to move money from Nazis, which caused her to be charged but never found guilty of treason by the US government.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
She also founded the following prizes:
* the Critics Prize
* The Max Jacob Poetry Prize
* The Roger Nimier Prize for literature
* The Engraving Prize and the Musical Composition Prize<ref name=":0" />
== References ==
== Personal life ==
Gould was born in America to French parents; her father was Maximilien Lacaze, a French publisher. She married once. Her second marriage was as the third wife of [[Frank Jay Gould]] in 1923.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
== Fortune and notoriety ==
Gould hosted salons in their French residence through the 1920s, as she and her husband collected French Impressionist paintings.<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> They also kept an open marriage, which allowed her to take lovers such as [[Charlie Chaplin]].<ref></ref>
The couple owned a gambling casino and several hotels and restaurants. These allowed them to move money from Nazis, which caused her to be charged but never found guilty of treason by the US government.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
She also founded the following prizes:
* the Critics Prize
* The Max Jacob Poetry Prize
* The Roger Nimier Prize for literature
* The Engraving Prize and the Musical Composition Prize<ref name=":0" />
== References ==
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