Patrick Hastings

Sir Patrick Gardiner Hastings (March 17, 1880 - February 26, 1952) was a noted British barrister who served as Attorney General for England and Wales in 1924 and inadvertently brought down the first Labour government.

Playwright

Hastings decided not to stay in politics and resigned his seat in 1926. He had begun an alternative career as a playwright, with The River being produced in London in 1925, and went back to the bar where he resumed his practice. He had several notable cases, including that of Princess Irina Yusupov who sued Metro Goldwyn Mayer over a film fictionalizing the murder of Grigori Rasputin led by her husband; she won £25,000 damages, an unbelievable figure at the time.

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1926 - 1925 - Metro Goldwyn Mayer - Grigori Rasputin - Husband

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