David Herbert
The Honourable David Alexander Reginald Herbert[1] (3 October 1908 – 3 April 1995[2]) was a British socialite and writer.
Early life and education
He was the second son of Reginald Herbert, 15th Earl of Pembroke.[1] He spent his first few years in Castletown[clarification needed], Ireland. At the age of four, he moved to the family home of Wilton, near Salisbury.[1] Attending Wixenford Preparatory School, he was later sent on to Eton.
Performing career
David had brief stints as both a film actor, appearing in 1930's Knowing Men, and as a
Writing career
David's books recall his years in the company of such figures as Cecil Beaton, Lady Diana Cooper, Noël Coward, Paul and Jane Bowles, Cyril Connolly, Brian Howard, Barbara Hutton, Osbert Sitwell and Tallulah Bankhead. These include Second Son: An Autobiography (1972), which included a foreword by Paul Bowles and photographs by Cecil Beaton, Engaging Eccentrics: Recollections (1990), his second volume of autobiography, and Relations and Revelations: Advice to Jemima (1992), a book of memories and opinions written in the form of advice to his great-niece Jemima.
Personal life
David spent almost fifty years in
Death
David died of
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References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-84854-195-5.
- ^ Michael De-La-Noy (4 April 1995). "Obituary: David Herbert". The Independent.
- ^ Hoare, Philip. Noël Coward: A Biography. Page 238. University of Chicago Press, 1938
- ^ O'Hagan, Andrew (11 April 2014). "The Aesthetes". Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ Carr, Virginia Spencer. Paul Bowles: A Life. Page 205. Simon and Schuster, 2004.
- ISBN 978-0-9566091-1-3.
External links
- A Biography of David Herbert by Kenneth Lisenbee Archived 26 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- David Herbert at IMDb
- Information on Wilton House, home of the Earl of Pembroke
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