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Raoul Reginald "Reggie" de Veulle (c. 1881–1956), was a British actor and fashion costumier. He was the son of a former British vice-consul at Le Mans and was born there, but raised in Jersey. He attended the Kensington School of Art and though he acted in a few West End shows, moved into fashion design. He is associated with the death of the actress Billie Carleton in 1918, and was convicted of supplying drugs to her, but was acquitted of her manslaughter.〔(BBC News ) retrieved: 24 Jan 2012〕 ==Early life== Whilst an actor in London, de Veulle became involved in a 1911 blackmail trial involving William Cronshaw and John and Rose Powers. The Powers were prosecuted for trying to blackmail Cronshaw by threatening to tell his relatives and directors of his Manchester firm about his relationship with their son, Frederick Powers. It transpired during the court case that Cronshaw had met Powers through de Veulle, and that he had also given de Veulle large sums of cash. Rose Powers was later acquitted of the blackmail charge.〔Sexual blackmail: A History. Angus McClean. Pages 125-126〕 Via the case notes it appears de Veulle had been travelling and working in America,and whilst in New York〔:News item regarding police summons of Reginald de Veulle for his performance of the 'Kicking Polka' in the play ''Queen of the Moulin Rouge''〕 it is said he first developed his cocaine habit. He then arrived in Paris and became a ladies dress designer. With the outbreak of war in 1914, de Veulle travelled back to London and worked for a Mayfair theatrical costumier. In 1915 he met the actress Billie Carleton when she modelled his creations at Miss Phelps of Albermarle Street.〔(The Tragic Case of Billie Carleton )〕 He also now supplied her drugs, mainly sourced from Ada Lau Ping and her husband Yu Lau Ping in Limehouse, east London.〔http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2009/10/chinatown-the-death-of-billie-carleton-and-the-brilliant-chang/〕 In 1916, de Veulle married Pauline Gay, also a dress designer, who was five years his senior. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Reginald de Veulle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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