On the Isle of Wight, he discusses ravens and the life of pilgrims. Hoare's writing reads like a postcard or journal demarcating his travels. A regular visitor to the sea near his home in England, Hoare shares his love and fascination for nature of all kinds, from the Eurasian oystercatcher and seals to the vestigial structures humans possess that provide evidence of ancestry. A large archive of his letters, scrapbooks, personal ephemera and artworks is held in The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History.Hoare (The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea) takes readers on a leisurely and lyrical tour of the world's waters and their inhabitants.
Truman Capote complained that there were candied violets in his soup.Īfter his death the contents of Wilsford Manor were auctioned. He was visited by anyone who was anyone - Christopher Isherwood, Kenneth Anger, and David Hockney. He became very depressed and had electroconvulsive treatment which was a disaster.Īfter the War he returned home and began redecorating the house and planted palm trees in the gardens.
He sketched sailors in Marseilles for a book that he was trying to write.ĭuring the Second World War Wilsford was taken over as a nursing home and Stephen lived in a flat in Bournemouth. He threw extravagant parties, often in costume.īy 1932 Stephen had grown tired of Siegfried's attentions and they split up and he began travelling. 1928 his mother died and he inherited Wilsford Manor. In 1927 he met Siegfried Sassoon and they began a passionate relationship. He became known as one of the "bright young people" and gossip columnists would write about his appearances at society parties. It was Cecil Beaton (a life long friend) who photographed him in his flat - which he had decorated with aluminium foil - wearing a pin stripe suit and his brother's leather flying jacket. In 1922 he went to Slade School of Fine Art where he met Rex Whistler and Cecil Beaton. He later illustrated her books "The Vein in the Marble" 1925 and "White Wallet" 1928. Stephen was unsuited to a formal school education and was therefore educated at home. His brother Edward was killed in World War One. It was a house that he became totally attached to. In 1906 she had created Wilsford Manor and it was here that Stephen was born. Last update of this page: November 13 th 2002Įccentric society figure, born in Wilsford Manor, Stephen was the youngest of four sons born to Edward Tennant, First Baron Glenconnor and Pamela (born Wyndham). Matt & Andrej Koymasky - Famous GLTB - Stephen Tennant
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