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Bryan Walter Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne ( October 27, 1905 - July 6, 1992), was an heir to the Guinness family brewing fortune, lawyer, poet and novelist. He married Diana Mitford, but later divorced her.He was born to Walter Edward Guinness (created 1st Baron Moyne in 1934), son of the 1st Earl of Iveagh, and Lady Evelyn Stuart Erskine, daughter of the 14th Earl of Buchan. He attended Heatherdown, Eton College, and Christ Church, Oxford, and was called to the Bar in 1931.
As an heir to the Guinness brewing fortune and a handsome, charming young man, Bryan was an eligible bachelor. In 1929, he married the Hon. Diana Mitford, one of the infamous Mitford sisters, and had two sons with her. The couple became leaders of the London artistic and social scene and were dedicatees of Evelyn Waugh's first novel Vile BodiesVile Bodies is a novel by Evelyn Waugh. First published in 1930, it is a brilliant satire of decadent young London society between World War I and World war II. In 2003 the film Bright Young Things based on Vile Bodies and directed by Stephen Fry, was rel. However, they divorced in 1933Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s Years: 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 See also 1933 in aviation 1933 in film 1933 in literature 1933 in mu, after Diana deserted him for British fascist leader Sir Oswald MosleySir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Baronet ( November 16, 1896 December 3, 1980) was a British politician and founder of the British Union of Fascists. He was also the sixth baronet of a title established in 1720. Mosley's family were Anglo-Irish but his branc. Guinness remarried happily in 1936Events January-February January 15 The first building to be completely covered in glass is completed in Toledo, Ohio, for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company. January 20 Death of George V of the United Kingdom. His son Edward VIII succeedes him as King of th to Elisabeth Nelson, with whom he would have nine children.
In 1944Events World War II January January 4 The Battle of Monte Cassino begins. January 5 Murder of Danish playwright Kaj Munck January 17 British forces, in Italy, cross the Garigliano River. January 20 The Royal Air Force drops 2,300 tons of bombs on Berlin;, while serving his country as a liaison officer, Guinness succeeded to the baronyBaron Moyne is a peerage title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1932. Barons Moyne ( 1932) Walter Edward Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne ( 1880- 1944) Bryan Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne ( 1905- 1992) Jonathan Bryan Guinness, 3rd Baron Moyne when his father, posted abroad as a Minister Resident in the Middle East, was assassinated in Israel. After the war, Lord Moyne served on the board of the Guinness corporation, as well as various trusts and artistic committees in Ireland. He wrote a number of critically applauded novels, memoirs, books of poetry, and plays.
Lord Moyne died in 1992 at Biddesden, his home in Hampshire, and was succeeded by his eldest son JonathanJonathan Bryan Guinness (born March 16, 1930) succeeded as 3rd Baron Moyne in 1992. He is the son of Bryan Walter Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne and Diana Mitford. He is a former Chairman of the Monday Club, and PPC for the Conservative Party. His nickname is.
His works:
- Plays: The Fragrant Concubine, A Tragedy (1938); A Riverside Charade (1954)
- Childrens books: The Story of Johnny and Jemima (1936); The Children of the Desert (1947); The Animal’s Breakfast (1950)
- Poetry: Twenty-three Poems (1931); Reflexions (1947); Collected Poems (1956); Selected Poems (1964); The Clock (1973).
- Novels: Singing Out of Tune (1933); Landscape with Figures (1934); A Week by the Sea (1936); Lady Crushwell’s Companion (1938); A Fugue of Cinderellas (1956); Leo and Rosabelle (1961); The Giant’s Eye (1964); The Engagement (1969); Hellenic Flirtation (1978)
- Memoirs: Potpourri (1982).
Moyne, Bryan Guinness, 2nd Baron
Moyne, Bryan Guinness, 2nd Baron
Moyne, Bryan Guinness, 2nd Baron
