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Mary Soames

メアリー・ソームズ

Mearī Sōmuzu

Aliases: メアリー・スペンサー・チャーチル / メアリー・チャーチル

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1922-09-15 （London, England）
Died
2014-05-31 （London, England） age 91
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Residence History
London, England → Chartwell, Kent → Paris, France → Rhodesia

Career

Occupations
Author, Junior Commander (ATS), Public Servant
Active Years
1939-2014
Affiliations
International Churchill Society, Church Army, Royal National Theatre
Memberships
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL)
Influenced By
Winston Churchill

Awards

Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter
2005
Organization: British Monarchy
Result: LG
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
1980
Category: Civil
Organization: UK Government
Result: DBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire
1945
Category: Military
Organization: UK Government
Result: MBE

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Clementine Churchill: The Biography of a Marriage

1979 Biography

Biography of her mother Clementine Churchill.

FamilyMarriagePolitics

Family Album: A Personal Selection from Four Generations of Churchills

1982 Photo Album/Memoir

Personal selection of photos from four generations of Churchills.

Family History

The Profligate Duke: George Spencer Churchill, Fifth Duke of Marlborough, and His Duchess

1987 Biography

Biography of the Fifth Duke of Marlborough.

AristocracyHistory

Winston Churchill: His Life as a Painter

1990 Biography

Life of Winston Churchill as a painter.

ArtFamily

Speaking For Themselves: The Private Letters of Sir Winston and Lady Churchill

1999 Letters

Edited private letters between Winston and Clementine.

CorrespondenceFamily

Bibliography

  • Clementine Churchill: The Biography of a Marriage
  • Family Album: A Personal Selection from Four Generations of Churchills
  • The Profligate Duke: George Spencer Churchill, Fifth Duke of Marlborough, and His Duchess
  • Winston Churchill: His Life as a Painter
  • Speaking For Themselves: The Private Letters of Sir Winston and Lady Churchill
  • Clementine Churchill: The Revised and Updated Biography
  • A Daughter's Tale: The Memoir of Winston and Clementine Churchill's Youngest Child

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Biographical narrativePersonal insights
Recurring Motifs
Churchill familyFamily historyPublic service

Health

  • Short illness
    2014年
    Cause of death

Legacy

Renowned as the youngest daughter of Winston Churchill, authored books on her family including biography of her mother. Served in military and public organizations, received numerous honors.

Archives

  • Churchill Archives Centre

In Popular Culture

  • Contributed to biographies of her father Winston

Trivia

  • Youngest of the five children of Winston and Clementine Churchill
  • Last surviving child of Winston Churchill
  • Born in the same week her father purchased Chartwell