Paul Raymond (publisher)

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Paul Raymond (15 November 1925 – 2 March 2008), born Geoffrey Anthony Quinn, was an English strip-club owner, publisher of pornography, and property developer who was dubbed the "King of Soho". After opening the UK's first nightclub to stage live striptease, Raymond launched Paul Raymond Publications with the soft-porn magazine Men Only, soon followed by Escort, Club International, Mayfair and many other titles. He bought property on a large scale and by 1994 was the richest person in the UK. He was starting to hand over control of his business to his daughter Debbie when she died of a heroin overdose in 1992, after which he became a recluse.

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