Enid Bagnold

Enid Bagnold (October 27, 1889 ? March 31, 1981) was a British author and playwright, best known for the 1935 story National Velvet, filmed in 1944 with Elizabeth Taylor.

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October 27 - 1889 - March 31 - 1981 - National Velvet - Elizabeth Taylor

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She was born in Rochester, Kent and brought up mostly in Jamaica. She went to art school in London, and then worked for Frank Harris (who seduced her in an upstairs room at the Café Royal, one of his verifiable conquests).

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Rochester - Kent - Jamaica - Frank Harris - Café Royal

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She was a nurse during World War I, writing critically of the hospital administration and being dismissed. She then was a driver in France. In 1920 she married Sir Roderick Jones, becoming Lady Jones. She continued to use her maiden name for her writing.

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World War I - Sir Roderick Jones

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