Vivien Noakes

Vivien Noakes (née Langley; 16 February 1937 – 17 February 2011)[1] was a British biographer, editor and critic. She was a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

She was born Vivien Mary Langley, daughter of noted aeronautical engineer Marcus Langley[2] and educated at Dunottar School, but left with A-levels. It was not until later in life that she took her degree at Manchester College, Oxford, and Somerville College, Oxford, where she was subsequently lecturer.[3]

She lectured at Harvard University and at the Yale Center for British Art. She was an expert on Edward Lear[4] and on the literature of World War I.[5]

Personal life

She was married to the painter Michael Noakes, in collaboration with whom she produced The Daily Life of The Queen: An Artist's Diary (2000); the couple had three children: Anya, Jonathan and Benedict.[6]

Death

She died of cancer the day after her 74th birthday, a month after suffering a stroke.[7]

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References

  1. ↑ Siegfried Sassoon Fellowship
  2. ↑ The Telegraph obituary, 11 March 2011; accessed 10 April 2014.
  3. ↑ Vivien Noakes obituary, warpoets.org; accessed April 10, 2014.
  4. ↑ Profile; accessed 10 April 2014.
  5. ↑ Cambridge Science Live; accessed 10 April 2014.
  6. ↑ Obituary, The Guardian, 4 March 2011; accessed 10 April 2014.
  7. ↑ Notice of the death of Vivien Noakes, nonsenselit.wordpress.com; accessed 10 April 2014.
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