Nell Theobald (October , â€" August , ) was an American model,
actress and dancer from Atlanta, Georgia.Theobald initially gained
fame at age after she was attacked by a lion during a BMW photo shoot
at the International Automobile Show at the New York Coliseum on April
, . At first the lion named Ludwig was calm in posing with the model,
but when he was later pulled out of its cage, apparently aggravated by
his trainer, he bit Theobald in the left thigh. She was taken to
Roosevelt Hospital and underwent surgery to save her leg from being
amputated. A spokesman for the International Automobile Show stated no
live animals were supposed to take part, but the show had no control
over separate promotion for the event by automobile companies
previewing their cars. Theobald initially sought $ million in a
lawsuit against the International Automobile Show, Grey Public
Relations, Dawn Animal Agency, Coliseum Exhibition Corporation and
Hoffman Motor Corporation, but received $, in a settlement in .She
later drew notoriety for obsessively stalking opera singer Birgit
Nilsson for nine years, beginning at the summer of at the Bayreuth
Festival and ending upon Theobald's suicide in . Theobald sent her
daily flowers and followed her around the globe. Nilsson did not know
Theobald's real identity, only knowing her as Miss N, until , when she
read an article about the lawsuit settlement and saw her photo.
Following her settlement, Theobald's obsessive behavior with Nilsson
only intensified, as she had more money to travel and send gifts.
Nilsson recounted her experiences with Theobald at length in her
memoir La Nilsson which was published in .As an actress, she appeared
on the New York stage, in television commercials, and made some minor
appearances in films and television shows. She committed suicide on
August , , in New York City.
actress and dancer from Atlanta, Georgia.Theobald initially gained
fame at age after she was attacked by a lion during a BMW photo shoot
at the International Automobile Show at the New York Coliseum on April
, . At first the lion named Ludwig was calm in posing with the model,
but when he was later pulled out of its cage, apparently aggravated by
his trainer, he bit Theobald in the left thigh. She was taken to
Roosevelt Hospital and underwent surgery to save her leg from being
amputated. A spokesman for the International Automobile Show stated no
live animals were supposed to take part, but the show had no control
over separate promotion for the event by automobile companies
previewing their cars. Theobald initially sought $ million in a
lawsuit against the International Automobile Show, Grey Public
Relations, Dawn Animal Agency, Coliseum Exhibition Corporation and
Hoffman Motor Corporation, but received $, in a settlement in .She
later drew notoriety for obsessively stalking opera singer Birgit
Nilsson for nine years, beginning at the summer of at the Bayreuth
Festival and ending upon Theobald's suicide in . Theobald sent her
daily flowers and followed her around the globe. Nilsson did not know
Theobald's real identity, only knowing her as Miss N, until , when she
read an article about the lawsuit settlement and saw her photo.
Following her settlement, Theobald's obsessive behavior with Nilsson
only intensified, as she had more money to travel and send gifts.
Nilsson recounted her experiences with Theobald at length in her
memoir La Nilsson which was published in .As an actress, she appeared
on the New York stage, in television commercials, and made some minor
appearances in films and television shows. She committed suicide on
August , , in New York City.
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