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Stage actor. Spouse. Kathleen Weatherley (m. 1945–1967; his death) Partner. Florence Foster Jenkins (1909–1944; her death) St. Clair Bayfield (2 August 1875 – 19 May 1967) was an English stage actor, [1] best known as the long-term companion and manager of amateur operatic soprano Florence Foster Jenkins .
Jul 20, 2016 · Were Florence Foster Jenkins and St. Clair Bayfield ever legally married? No, but they did have a symbolic wedding ceremony at The Hotel Vanderbilt with four witnesses present. He presented her his grandmother's wedding ring, and she gave him what she termed to be "a ring of entwining love," a gold ring with a blue stone that he wore on the ...
Jul 2, 2021 · The daughter of a wealthy lawyer, Jenkins would sing at private gatherings organised by her husband, St Clair Bayfield (Hugh Grant), performing for friends and loyal followers who cherished and even milked Jenkins’ unwavering support for music and the arts.
- Maddy Shaw Roberts
Aug 13, 2016 · During one performance in 1909, she met St. Clair Bayfield — played by Hugh Grant in the biopic — an accomplished English actor who became her partner and later her manager.
Aug 10, 2016 · The relationship between Jenkins and Bayfield, complicated by the latter's secret affair and the fact that the two never lived together, gets tender treatment in Frears' film, thanks to a nuanced...
- Tom Huizenga
Apr 22, 2016 · Hugh Grant co-stars in the film, as Florence’s protective husband, St. Clair Bayfield, who managed to incubate his wife from the laughter and criticism her performances garnered.
Spouse. Frank Thornton Jenkins (1852–1917, separated 1886) Partner. St. Clair Bayfield (1909–1944; her death) Florence Foster Jenkins (born Narcissa Florence Foster; [a] July 19, 1868 – November 26, 1944) was an American socialite and amateur soprano who became known, and mocked, for her flamboyant performance costumes and notably poor ...
