Violet Trefusis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Violet Trefusis

English writer and socialite

Date of Birth: 06-Jun-1894

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 29-Feb-1972

Profession: writer, socialite, novelist, diarist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Violet Trefusis (née Keppel; 6 June 1894 – 29 February 1972) was an English socialite and author.
She is chiefly remembered for her lengthy affair with the poet Vita Sackville-West, which the two women continued after their respective marriages.
This was featured in novels by both parties; in Virginia Woolf's novel Orlando: A Biography, and in many letters and memoirs of the period, roughly 1912–1922.
She was also the inspiration for Lady Montdore in Nancy Mitford's Love in a Cold Climate and Muriel in Harold Acton's The Soul's Gymnasium. Trefusis published many novels of her own, as well as non-fiction, both in English and French.
Although some of her books sold well, others were unpublished, and her overall critical heritage remains lukewarm.