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  1. Lillie Langtry

    Lillie Langtry

    British actress

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  1. Her acquaintances in London included Oscar Wilde, who encouraged Langtry to pursue acting. She was known for her relationships with royal figures and noblemen, including the future King Edward VII, Lord Shrewsbury, and Prince Louis of Battenberg .

  2. Jul 21, 2019 · Most famous woman? A few guess Lillie Langtry, and this time they’d be correct. I’ve blogged about the Jersey Lily before. I recently read about Lillie’s friendship with Oscar Wilde, and in particular Wildes infatuation with her, and his poems dedicated to her.

  3. Oscar Wilde Poem. Oscar Wilde had stronger sexual feelings for Lillie Langtry than for his other actress friends, but it is debatable whether she had any great desire for him. He celebrated her supreme beauty in The New Helen and in later poem To L L described a passionate encounter on a park bench during which she rejected his advances ...

  4. Feb 18, 2016 · When socialite and “professional beauty” Lillie Langtry, a great friend of Oscars, was dumped by the Prince of Wales, she found herself destitute. Oscars housemate, the artist Frank Miles, suggested that she take up gardening but Oscar insisted she try her hand at acting instead.

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  5. The New Helen. Oscar Wilde. Track 24 on Poems. There is personal back story of this poem for Wilde. After graduating, Wilde met the most celebrated beauty of that day, Lillie Langtry (she...

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  7. Oscar Wilde wrote Lady Windermere's Fan for her and a future king of England fell head over heels in love with her. Bright lights, big city. In 1874, she met Edward Langtry who, although not wealthy, did have a beautiful yacht.

  8. Lillie and the Theatre. Lillie’s lifestyle was threatened in the early 1880s by financial difficulties and Oscar Wilde suggested that she take to the stage in order to have some income. He brought her to the attention of actress Henrietta Hodson.

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