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...floppy pair of pants with the bottoms turned up (see cut) appeared at the flossy Mandelieu course in Cannes, France, played a bit of golf, went home. One good reason startled club officials did not give the old fellow the bum's rush: he was the fabulously wealthy Aga Khan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Cheers & Catcalls | 3/27/1950 | See Source »

...Bombay, 85,000 members of the Aga Khan's Khoja Sect turned out to greet their spiritual leader when he arrived by plane for his first visit to India since 1946. The beaming father-in-law of Cinemactress Rita Hay worth was somewhat over the standard 66-lb. limit on passenger baggage. He flew in with 31 pieces of luggage weighing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: High Authority | 1/16/1950 | See Source »

...Aga Khan and the Begum were on their way to the airport to take a plane...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Soyez Braves | 8/15/1949 | See Source »

Deauville in northwest France (long-considered much more chic in August than the hot Riviera), where they expected to visit the Aga's son, the Aly Khan, and his bride, Rita Hayworth. Just outside the gates of their villa, a black Citroën (license number 1707RN7) crowded their Cadillac to the side of the road. Three shabbily dressed men jumped out, and before anyone could snap a finger the Aga Khan's party was looking into the muzzles of menacing Tommy guns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Soyez Braves | 8/15/1949 | See Source »

...holdup men started back to their car, the Aga called them back, reminded them they had not taken his wallet, and handed it over. It contained about $600. As they left, the bandits said: "Soyez braves et laissez nous partir [Be good sports and let us get away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Soyez Braves | 8/15/1949 | See Source »

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