Charles Ritz
Encyclopedia
Charles C. Ritz was a French
hotelier and fly fishing
specialist.
(born 1850) and Marie-Louise Beck Ritz (born 1867, whose family also owned and ran a hotel in Menton
).
He did not know his itinerant father well, and César died when Charles was sixteen.
Charles Ritz emigrated to the United States
in 1916 where he became a soldier in the US Army. When the War
ended, Ritz returned to the US, and soon spent considerable time mastering the art of fly-fishing in the American West. He married Elisabeth Pierce.
Ritz remarried in 1971 and retired from the hotel presidency in 1976, three months before his death.
He is buried in Père Lachaise alongside his first wife.
, which is still used, and which was commercially produced by ABU Garcia
. He was a publicist for the High speed - high line style of fly casting (HSHL). He founded the "Fario Club", which was the most select fishing club in the world during the later part of the twentieth century.
Ritz spent several years assisting his mother to manage the Ritz Hotel
, then assumed presidency of the empire in 1953, after she died. He attempted to introduce his progressive ideas when he opened le bar Vendôme and the l’Espadon restaurant but found himself hampered by the board of directors.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
hotelier and fly fishing
Fly fishing
Fly fishing is an angling method in which an artificial 'fly' is used to catch fish. The fly is cast using a fly rod, reel, and specialized weighted line. Casting a nearly weightless fly or 'lure' requires casting techniques significantly different from other forms of casting...
specialist.
Biography
Charles Ritz was the first of two sons born to French hotelier César RitzCésar Ritz
César Ritz was a Swiss hotelier and founder of several hotels, most famously the Hôtel Ritz, in Paris and The Ritz Hotel in London...
(born 1850) and Marie-Louise Beck Ritz (born 1867, whose family also owned and ran a hotel in Menton
Menton
Menton is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.Situated on the French Riviera, along the Franco-Italian border, it is nicknamed la perle de la France ....
).
He did not know his itinerant father well, and César died when Charles was sixteen.
Charles Ritz emigrated to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1916 where he became a soldier in the US Army. When the War
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
ended, Ritz returned to the US, and soon spent considerable time mastering the art of fly-fishing in the American West. He married Elisabeth Pierce.
Ritz remarried in 1971 and retired from the hotel presidency in 1976, three months before his death.
He is buried in Père Lachaise alongside his first wife.
Career
Ritz returned to France in the 1930s. His experience with fly fishing made him one of the foremost specialists on the subject. He invented the parabolic fly-rodFishing rod
A fishing rod or a fishing pole is a tool used to catch fish, usually in conjunction with the pastime of angling, and can also be used in competition casting. . A length of fishing line is attached to a long, flexible rod or pole: one end terminates in a hook for catching the fish...
, which is still used, and which was commercially produced by ABU Garcia
Abu Garcia
ABU Garcia, originally A B Urfabriken, then ABU Svängsta, is a fishing reel and fishing equipment company from Svängsta, Sweden, and is best known the manufacturer of the famous Ambassadeur bait casting reel.-Early history:...
. He was a publicist for the High speed - high line style of fly casting (HSHL). He founded the "Fario Club", which was the most select fishing club in the world during the later part of the twentieth century.
Ritz spent several years assisting his mother to manage the Ritz Hotel
Hôtel Ritz Paris
The Hôtel Ritz is a grand palatial hotel in the heart of Paris, the 1st arrondissement. It overlooks the octagonal border of the Place Vendôme at number 15...
, then assumed presidency of the empire in 1953, after she died. He attempted to introduce his progressive ideas when he opened le bar Vendôme and the l’Espadon restaurant but found himself hampered by the board of directors.