Alfred Bruce "Bosie" Douglas
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through his father John, and a 14th generation descendant of a king of | through his father John, and a 14th generation descendant of a king of | ||
England, through his mother Sibyl. | England, through his mother Sibyl. | ||
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+ | Paul Heath on gen-medieval-l posted this message:<blockquote>"His greatest achievement was to translate Wilde's Salome from French into English, although Lord Alfred complained that Wilde "himself revised the translation to the extent of taking out from it most of the elements of original work on my part". http://www.oscholars.com/TO/Appendix/Library/Zatlin.htm | ||
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+ | The play is currently touring and will be performed at The Theatre | ||
+ | Royal, Brighton, from 15 to 19 June 2010. http://www.ambassadortickets.com/358/664/Brighton/Theatre-Royal-Brighton/Salome | ||
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+ | More on Lord Alfred here: http://www.anthonywynn.com/bosieplaque/"</blockquote> | ||
Bosie's female line great-grandmother was Mary Fanny Blunt | Bosie's female line great-grandmother was Mary Fanny Blunt |