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Christopher Vernon Hassall

クリストファー・ヴァーノン・ハサル

Kuristosufā Vānon Hassaru

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1912-03-24 （Kensington, London）
Died
1963-04-25 （Rochester, Kent） age 51
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Tonford Manor, near Canterbury

Career

Occupations
actor, dramatist, librettist, lyricist, poet, biographer
Active Years
1935-1963
Influenced By
Ivor Novello

Education

St Michael's College, Tenbury
Country: United Kingdom
Brighton College
Country: United Kingdom
Wadham College, Oxford
Country: United Kingdom

Awards

James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1959
Work: Edward Marsh: Patron of the Arts
Category: 伝記部門
Organization: University of Edinburgh
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Glamorous Night

1935 Musical

Musical with lyrics by Hassall for Ivor Novello.

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Rupert Brooke: A Biography

1964 Biography

Biography of poet Rupert Brooke.

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Bibliography

  • Glamorous Night (1935)
  • Devil's Dyke (1936)
  • The Dancing Years (1939)
  • Edward Marsh (1959)
  • Rupert Brooke (1964)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
lyricaldramatic
Recurring Motifs
loveromance

Health

  • Myocardial infarction
    1963年
    Died on a train.

Legacy

Known for musical collaborations with Ivor Novello and as a biographer.

In Popular Culture

  • Referenced in Gosford Park

Quotes

  • The shared experience … a communion between listener and performer … impossible in a great assembly …
    Source: Statement on Stour Music Festival (1963)

Trivia

  • Son of illustrator John Hassall.
  • Sister Joan Hassall.
  • Daughter actress Imogen Hassall.