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Victor Hugo (1948-1994) was a Venezuelan-born American artist and window dresser who had a turbulent relationship with fashion designer Halston. He was also a friend and muse of Andy Warhol, and a subject of controversy and scandal in his later years.
Learn about Victor Hugo, the French poet, novelist, and dramatist who was the most important of the French Romantic writers. Explore his life, works, and legacy, including his famous novels Notre-Dame de Paris and Les Misérables.
Hugo died on May 22, 1885, at 50 Avenue Victor Hugo (now number 124). His death, from pneumonia, generated intense national mourning. He was not only revered as a towering figure in literature, he was a statesman who shaped the Third Republic and democracy in France.
But Halston came downstairs with Victor Hugo, and he didn't like it. Halston had Victor redecorate it." After the weekend, Austin came back to work only to be fired by his former lover.
What happened to Victor Hugo? Hugo died in 1993, aged 51. His cause of death is not clear. Hugo’s death came only three years after Halston’s, who died in 1990, aged 57. Halston had tested positive for HIV two years before, a time when the disease was relatively new and the epidemic was gripping the US.
One night in 1972, the young man who showed up at Halston’s apartment from the call-boy service changed his life. The 24-year-old told Halston that his name was Victor Hugo—a pun on his...
Victor Hugo’s exile in Guernsey saw him write some his finest and most famous works, including Les Misérables and Toilers of the Sea. While his life in Guernsey is well documented, many don’t know the reasons behind Hugo’s exile in the first place.
Halston, the fashion designer, had a 12-year relationship with Victor Hugo, a stylist and artist, who worked for him and Andy Warhol. Their affair was marked by excess, conflict, and betrayal,...
Victor Hugo was a Venezuelan call boy who became Halston's lover and window dresser for 12 years. Learn how they met, how their relationship affected Halston's career and health, and what Hugo said about his life in an interview.
Learn about the life and works of Victor Hugo, the French poet and novelist who spent 20 years in exile from 1851 to 1870. Find out how he wrote Les Misérables, Les Contemplations, La Légende des siècles, and more.