St. Julien Perlmutter

Personal Profile:

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Relationship: Godfather.

  • George Pitt's long time friend, he has known Dirk Pitt almost from the time he was born. Having formed a close bond over the years, he is like a favorite uncle.
  • As a little boy, Dirk Pitt sat on his lap and listened to him tell sea stories.
  • Refers to Dirk Pitt his 10th son.
  • Atlantis Found (11)

  • Flood Tide (26)

  • Atlantis Found (10)
  • Valhalla Rising (15)
  • Eye Color: Sky blue.

    Deep Six (15)

    Hair: Gray, curly.

    Deep Six (15)

    Has a gray beard.

    Deep Six (15)

    Tulip nose.

    Deep Six (15)

    Crimson face.

    Deep Six (15)

    Height: 6"4".

    Trojan Odyssey (17)

    Weight: Nearly 400 pounds.

    Deep Six (15)
  • 181 kilograms, but no hint of fat.
  • Shock Wave (15)

  • 181 kilograms = 400 lbs.
  • Sahara (44)

    Solid for his weight.

    Valhalla Rising (37)

    Uniform of the day - silk pajamas under a paisley robe.

    Sahara (44)

  • Purple silk pajamas under a red and gold paisley robe.
  • Deep Six (15)
    Inca Gold (12)
    Serpent (21)
  • Paisley silk pajamas.
  • Atlantis Found (10)

  • Burgundy paisley silk pajamas under a matching robe.
  • Flood Tide (26)
    Valhalla Rising (37)
  • Purple-Gold paisley silk robe.
  • Trojan Odyssey (17)

    Lives in a carriage house in Georgetown, Washington D.C..

    Deep Six (15)
    Flood Tide (26)
    Atlantis Found (10)
    Valhalla Rising (3 7)
    White Death (27)
    Trojan Odyssey (17)
  • The house is on N Street in the rear.
  • Deep Six (15)
    Fire Ice (22)

    The front door has a bronze knocker shaped like a ship's anchor.

    Deep Six (15)
    Trojan Odyssey (17)
  • The bronze knocker is shaped like a sailing ship.
  • Valhalla Rising (37)

    He opens his front door before a visitor can knock.

    Deep Six (15)
    Flood Tide (26)
  • A chime sounds whenever someone comes up the drive.
  • Flood Tide (26)

    The front door opens into a combined study, den and bedroom.

    Deep Six (15)

  • A king-size waterbed ripples in an alcove.
  • Deep Six (15)
    Inca Gold (12)

    His telephone gives a ring like a ship's bell.

    Inca Gold (12)
    Serpent (21)
    Fire Ice (22)

    A maritime history scholar:

     
  • Over fifty years, he has accumulated the most extensive collection of historical ship literature ever assembled in one place.
  • Flood Tide (26)

  • Acknowledged by experts as the finest collection of historical ship literature ever assembled.
  • Deep Six (15)

  • In addition to nautical books, his collection includes private letters, papers, and plans on almost every ship ever built.
  • Atlantis Found (10)

  • Possesses the marine history on nearly three hundred thousand ships and shipwrecks.
  • Trojan Odyssey(17)

  • An immense library sought by universities and museums.
  • Valhalla Rising (37)

    Thousands of books are stacked literally in the rooms through out the house. He knows where any particular volume is stashed and can locate it within seconds.

    Inca Gold (12)

  • Has an encyclopedic mind.
  • Fire Ice (22)

    Often called upon for research purposes. Click Research Projects.

    A gourmand and bon vivant.

    Inca Gold (12)
    Serpent (21)
  • Especially addicted German cooking.
  • Deep Six (15)
    Fire Ice (22)

    Possesses an incredible file of recipes from renowned chefs.

    Inca Gold (12)

  • Chicken gumbo from a chef in New Orleans.
  • Serpent (22)

    Friends also acquire/provide recipes including:

     
  • Dirk Pitt (apricot sautéed prawns).
  • Inca Gold (12)

  • Juan Ortega (quail wrapped in grape leaves).
  • Serpent (22)

  • Kurt Austin (a Turkish dish named Imam bayidi).
  • Fire Ice (22)

    Throws gourmet dinners at elegant restaurants.

    Inca Gold (12)
    Serpent (21)
  • His house is too crowded with books for entertaining.
  • Inca Gold (12)

    The chef for a private dinner on the Nietzsche flying from
    Canada to Washington.

    White Death (41)

    Collects fine wines.

    Inca Gold (12)

  • His cellar contains more than 4000 bottles.
  • Flood Tide (26)
    Trojan Odyssey (17)

    Acquisitions from shipwrecks include:

     
  • Silver and china service from the French liner Normandie.
  • Deep Six (15)
    Fire Ice (22)
  • A mirror salvaged from a stateroom on the Lusitania.
  • Inca Gold (12)

  • Crystal wine glasses from the former Italian luxury liner the Andrea Doria. Dirk Pitt brought up the rack of wineglasses on
    a dive he made on the wreck and gave them to him as a gift.
  • Flood Tide (26)

  • Has a dining table is carved from the rudder of the famous ghost ship Mary Celeste.
  • Trojan Odyssey (17)

    Has a model of the famed Confederate submarine Hunley.

    Trojan Odyssey (17)

    Owns a cane with a golden knob. The cane is hollow and doubles as a brandy flask.

    Shock Wave (15)

    Has a dachshund named Fritz.

    Trojan Odyssey (17)

    Does not drive and takes a cab [until he hires a chauffeur].

    Sahara(49)
    Inca Gold (18)

    Has a chauffeur. Hugo Mulholland, drives a 1955 Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn fitted with a custom body by the coach-builders Hoopers & Company. Color: Silver and green.

    Shock Wave (15)
    Atlantis Found (11)
    Valhalla Rising (53)

    His fondest wish is to enter the great beyond while savoring a 100-year-old brandy after a sumptuous meal.

    Inca Gold (12)


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