About Gunter Sachs
Fritz Gunter Sachs (14 November 1932 – 7 May 2011), also known as Gunter Sachs von Opel, was a German and Swiss industrial heir, socialite, art collector, photographer, and author. He was primarily known for his jet set lifestyle in St. Moritz and St. Tropez and then gained international fame as a documentary film-maker, documentary photographer, and as third husband of Brigitte Bardot. == Early life and education == Sachs was born on 14 November 1932 at Schloss Mainberg in Schonungen, Bavaria, Germany. He was the second of two sons born to Willy Sachs, an industrialist and sole owner of automotive parts manufacturer Fichtel & Sachs, and Elinor von Opel (1908–2001), an heiress to the auto maker Opel. He had an elder brother, Ernst Wilhelm Sachs (1929–1977), who died in an avalanche. His parents divorced in 1935. In 1957, Gunter's father adopted the son of his common-law wife, giving Sachs a younger half-brother, Peter Sachs (né Hirnböck; born 1950). Sachs was educated in Switzerland, at Institut auf dem Rosenberg in St.Gallen, and at Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz near St.
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