Richard Le Gallienne

Richard Thomas Le Gallienne (1866 - 1947) was an English man of letters, very much associated with the literary world of London in the 1890s; after that he resided in the USA, without altering his period style. The American actress Eva Le Gallienne (1899-1991) was his daughter, by his second marriage.

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1866 - 1947 - Man of letters - Eva Le Gallienne

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He was born in Liverpool. He started work in an accountant's office, but abandoned this to write. My Ladies' Sonnets appeared in 1887, and in 1889 be became for a short time literary secretary to Wilson Barrett.

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Liverpool - Wilson Barrett

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He joined the staff of The Star in 1891, and wrote for various papers over the signature of Logroller. He contributed to The Yellow Book, and associated with the Rhymer's Club.

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The Yellow Book - Rhymer's Club

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His first wife, Mildred Lee, died in 1894, and in 1897 he married Julie Noiregard, subsequently taking up his residence in the United States. They divorced a few years later. In 1906 he translated, from the Danish, Peter Nansen's Loves Trilogy.

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In later years he knew Llewelyn Powys and John Cowper Powys.

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Llewelyn Powys - John Cowper Powys

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A number of his works are now available online.

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