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Vyvyan Beresford Holland, OBE (born Vyvyan Oscar Beresford Wilde; 3 November 1886 – 10 October 1967) was an English author and translator. He was the second-born son of Irish playwright Oscar Wilde and Constance Lloyd, and had a brother, Cyril.
May 23, 2024 · Vyvyan Oscar Beresford Holland (born November 5?, 1886, London, England—died October 10, 1967, London) was a writer and translator, the second son of the poet and playwright Oscar Wilde. Wilde married Constance Lloyd in 1884, and they had two sons: Cyril, born in 1885, and Vyvyan, born, in 1886.
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Jan 23, 2021 · Holland is son of Vyvyan Holland, one of two children of Oscar and Constance Wilde, and the only grandchild of the author. In the 1950s Vyvyan and his wife Thelma, fearing the...
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With its thirty-three previously unpublished Oscar Wilde letters and its poignant recollections of a man as spontaneous, humane, and sincere as he was prodigiously witty, Vyvyan Holland's memoir of his famous father has come to be regarded as a biographical classic in Wildean studies.
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Vyvyan Beresford Holland, OBE (born Vyvyan Oscar Beresford Wilde; 3 November 1886 – 10 October 1967) was an English author and translator. He was the second-born son of Irish playwright Oscar Wilde and Constance Lloyd, and had a brother, Cyril.
Jan 5, 2024 · Vyvyan Holland, in his introduction to the 1966 edition of Oscar Wilde’s works, provides an insightful overview of his father’s lineage, life, and literary career. He recounts the family’s Dutch origin, Oscar’s upbringing and education, his rise in London society, and his contributions to literature, from poetry and essays to renowned ...
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Vyvyan Holland, Writer, Dies; 2d Son of Oscar Wilde Was 80; Described Childhood With Playwright Haunted by Father's Disgrace. Share full article. Oct. 11, 1967. The New York Times Archives. See...
