Edith Sitwell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edith Sitwell

British poet

Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1887

Place of Birth: Scarborough, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 09-Dec-1964

Profession: writer, poet, biographer, literary critic, essayist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell, (7 September 1887 – 9 December 1964) was a British poet and critic and the eldest of the three literary Sitwells.
She reacted badly to her eccentric, unloving parents and lived much of her life with her governess.
She never married but became passionately attached to Russian painter Pavel Tchelitchew, and her home was always open to London's poetic circle, to whom she was generous and helpful. Sitwell published poetry continuously from 1913, some of it abstract and set to music.
With her dramatic style and exotic costumes, she was sometimes labelled a poseur, but her work was praised for its solid technique and painstaking craftsmanship.
She was a recipient of the Benson Medal.



Alternative names	Roger Eliot Fry
Description	British curator, art historian, painter and university teacher
Date of birth/death	14 December 1866	9 September 1934
Location of birth/death	London	London
Work location	New York City; London (1881–1934)
Authority control	: Q547470 VIAF: 41884144 ISNI: 0000 0001 2129 7593 ULAN: 500005106 LCCN: n79072847 NLA: 35106239 WorldCat