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Dutch flight attendant
A.K.A.
Maria Theodora Mathilde de Doelder
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Female
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Birth:
7 July 1938
Death:
25 October 1977
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Mathilde Willink née Maria Theodora Mathilde de Doelder (7 July 1938, Terneuzen – 25 October 1977, Amsterdam) was the wife of the Dutch painter Carel Willink (1900–1983) from 1969 to 1977 and became a well-known figure in the Amsterdam society, wearing the expensive clothes of designer Fong Leng.Their eccentric relationship made them a staple in the Dutch gossip columns of the time. Four months after the divorce with Willink, Mathilde was found dead in her bed. The details of her death remain unclear.
Biographies
At least six biographies have been written:
- Joop van Loon Mathilde of de bekentenissen van een Zeeuws meisje (Baarn 1977) ISBN 9789057570018
- René Zwaap Zeeuws meisje (In De Groene Amsterdammer, 2 July 1997)
- Joop van Loon Mathilde Willink (1997) ISBN 9789057570018
- Tomas Ross Mathilde (2003) ISBN 9789023411970
- Marjolein Houweling Andermans Ogen (2010) ISBN 9789081601917
- Lisette de Zoete, Mathilde: muze, mythe, mysterie, (2016) ISBN 9789462261488