Marcel de Sade (born 1934 in Aalborg, Denmark) is the assumed name of Jørgen Vase Larsen, a criminal who passed himself off as a marquis during the 1960s.
He was sentenced to jail for embezzlement from the oil company he worked.
He is a piano player and known for his use of extravagant clothing.
[1][2][3] Gabriel Axel's role in the 1967 Danish/Swedish comedy film The Reluctant Sadist is loosely based on his life.
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