Author. He received notoriety as a professional African Big-Game hunter, for his social life style and philandering, along a being an author. He was the husband of Karen Blixen, author of the autobiographical novel "Out of Africa," the story of their life on a coffee plantation in colonial Kenya. The book was loosely adapted to the 1985 film, "Out of Africa." The film received seven Academy Awards out of eleven nominations and was a box-office success in the United States as well as Europe. Born one of twins, who were the youngest in seven children in an aristocratic Swedish family, his parents were Baron Fredrik von Blixen-Finecke and his wife, Countess Clara Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs. He was a descendent of Frederick III the King of Denmark and Norway. After attending agricultural college, he managed a farm, located near the family's castle on the Nasbyholm estate. In 1913 he and his fiancée, who was a Danish second cousin, Karen Blixen planned to relocate to Kenya, which was part of British East Africa. He went ahead and the couple married upon the bride's arrival on January 1, 1914 in a simple ceremony. His twin brother, Hans, was a Bronze Medalist at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Equestrian sports, died in a plane crash in 1917. The couple became part of the elite European society in Africa as he had the title of Baron and connections to the highest nobility in Sweden, while his wife's family had the wealth. After acquiring over a period of time small amounts of acreage, he and his wife managed a 4,500-acre coffee plantation with 800 native Kikuyu laborers in Colonial Kenya. During World War I, he served as an officer in Lord Delamere's patrol along the border with German-Tanganyika and Tanne. His Swedish nationality generated suspicions of pro-German sympathies among the British settlers. By 1922, he and his wife separated and were divorced by 1925. Since his in-laws had financed the plantation, his wife was left to manage it. During the marriage, he had created a huge debt, which forced him to be a safari guide and eventually, earned the reputation as one of the greatest "White Big Game Hunters" on the Africa continent. With a steady income for two years, he was part of a group that cut a straight road from East coast to the West coast of Africa, while having many adventures and hardships. On August 1, 1928, he married the British aristocrat Jacqueline Harriet "Cockie" Alexander. He focused on his safari business, becoming a Cooper's East Africa agent in 1929. Within a short time, he was able to purchase a farm. By 1935, his second marriage had ended in divorce and he remarried the following year. His third wife, Eva Dickson, a Swedish aviator, was the first woman to have ever crossed the Sahara by automobile. In March of 1938, his third wife was killed in an auto accident while on a nine-month adventure crossing Europe into Asia, by car and since he was on a safari, he did not learn of her death until the following July after her burial. After living for twenty-five years in Africa, he returned to Sweden in 1938, where he died in 1946 at the age of 59, following an auto accident, in which he was a passenger. He is best known for his 292-paged 1938 autobiography, "African Hunter." Some critics claim the book was embellished and question the "trustworthy" of the book. A worn and very rare copy of the book is a collector's item at $950 and the book was eventually translated from Swedish to English. In 1988 following the success of the 1985 film, "Out of Africa," a collection of his letters was published as "Bror Blixen: The Africa Letters." His life is documented in the comprehensive 1988 biography, "The Man Whom Women Loved: The Life of Bror Blixen," which was authored by Ulf Aschan, his godson.
Author. He received notoriety as a professional African Big-Game hunter, for his social life style and philandering, along a being an author. He was the husband of Karen Blixen, author of the autobiographical novel "Out of Africa," the story of their life on a coffee plantation in colonial Kenya. The book was loosely adapted to the 1985 film, "Out of Africa." The film received seven Academy Awards out of eleven nominations and was a box-office success in the United States as well as Europe. Born one of twins, who were the youngest in seven children in an aristocratic Swedish family, his parents were Baron Fredrik von Blixen-Finecke and his wife, Countess Clara Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs. He was a descendent of Frederick III the King of Denmark and Norway. After attending agricultural college, he managed a farm, located near the family's castle on the Nasbyholm estate. In 1913 he and his fiancée, who was a Danish second cousin, Karen Blixen planned to relocate to Kenya, which was part of British East Africa. He went ahead and the couple married upon the bride's arrival on January 1, 1914 in a simple ceremony. His twin brother, Hans, was a Bronze Medalist at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Equestrian sports, died in a plane crash in 1917. The couple became part of the elite European society in Africa as he had the title of Baron and connections to the highest nobility in Sweden, while his wife's family had the wealth. After acquiring over a period of time small amounts of acreage, he and his wife managed a 4,500-acre coffee plantation with 800 native Kikuyu laborers in Colonial Kenya. During World War I, he served as an officer in Lord Delamere's patrol along the border with German-Tanganyika and Tanne. His Swedish nationality generated suspicions of pro-German sympathies among the British settlers. By 1922, he and his wife separated and were divorced by 1925. Since his in-laws had financed the plantation, his wife was left to manage it. During the marriage, he had created a huge debt, which forced him to be a safari guide and eventually, earned the reputation as one of the greatest "White Big Game Hunters" on the Africa continent. With a steady income for two years, he was part of a group that cut a straight road from East coast to the West coast of Africa, while having many adventures and hardships. On August 1, 1928, he married the British aristocrat Jacqueline Harriet "Cockie" Alexander. He focused on his safari business, becoming a Cooper's East Africa agent in 1929. Within a short time, he was able to purchase a farm. By 1935, his second marriage had ended in divorce and he remarried the following year. His third wife, Eva Dickson, a Swedish aviator, was the first woman to have ever crossed the Sahara by automobile. In March of 1938, his third wife was killed in an auto accident while on a nine-month adventure crossing Europe into Asia, by car and since he was on a safari, he did not learn of her death until the following July after her burial. After living for twenty-five years in Africa, he returned to Sweden in 1938, where he died in 1946 at the age of 59, following an auto accident, in which he was a passenger. He is best known for his 292-paged 1938 autobiography, "African Hunter." Some critics claim the book was embellished and question the "trustworthy" of the book. A worn and very rare copy of the book is a collector's item at $950 and the book was eventually translated from Swedish to English. In 1988 following the success of the 1985 film, "Out of Africa," a collection of his letters was published as "Bror Blixen: The Africa Letters." His life is documented in the comprehensive 1988 biography, "The Man Whom Women Loved: The Life of Bror Blixen," which was authored by Ulf Aschan, his godson.
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