Marion Mill Preminger

Marion Mill Preminger (August 3, 1903 – April 16, 1972), born Josa Magda Deutsch or Magda Deuth, was a Hungarian-born socialite and philanthropist, best known for her work with Albert Schweitzer, and her marriage to director Otto Preminger. Early life and education Josa Magda Deutsch was born in Percosova, Hungary (now in Romania). She told many stories of her background, including an aristocratic family, a castle as her birthplace, and a doctorate earned at the University of Vienna or the Sorbonne; but she was considered a "charming fabulist", and her accounts were not always consistent or verifiable. Career Mill worked as a model, actress, and nightclub performer in Vienna as a young woman. From 1950 to 1965, Preminger "renounced the glitter and the gloss" of her Hollywood social life and spent several months a year in Africa with Albert Schweitzer, assisting in his work at a hospital in the Congo.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Leeds |first=Claire |date=1956-11-29 |title=Meet Marion Preminger, A 'Living Saints Helper |pages=24 |work=The San Francisco Examiner |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/124020220/meet-marion-preminger-a-living/ |access-date=2023-05-04 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> She had a collection of African art and artifacts from her travels there. Preminger was decorated by the governments of Gabon and France for her philanthropic work. She toured as a speaker to promote her memoir's publication in 1957. Preminger's efforts in Africa were sometimes described as well-meaning and generous, but not serious. "Schweitzer openly admires the bigness of her heart," reported the Sunday Mirror in 1963. "Privately, however, he laments her liking for low-cut, figure-hugging dresses."