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Stephen Tennant (1906-1987) was a British aristocrat known for his decadent lifestyle. It has been said that he spent most of his life in bed.

The Honourable Stephen Tennant was born in England. He was the son of Edward Priaulx Tennant, 1st Baron Glenconner, and Pamela, Lady Glenconner, who pampered Stephen from childhood. Following his father's death, his mother married Lord Grey, a fellow bird-lover; Tennant's elder brother, Edward, was killed in the First World War. For most of the twenties and thirties, Stephen Tennant was an important member - the "Brightest", it is said - of the "Bright Young Things": his friends included the Sitwells, Rex Whistler, Cecil Beaton, Lady Diana Manners and the Mitfords. Stephen Tennant also became the lover of Siegfried Sassoon in his early twenties, a relationship which lasted some four years before Tennant put an abrupt end to it. Sassoon was depressed over the subsequent three months or so, and entered into an unhappy and short-lived marriage afterwards.

For most of his life, Tennant tried to start or finish a novel - Lascar. Because he spent the last 17 years of his life in bed in his family manor at Wilsford, Wiltshire, his estate was ruined due to inattention. On his mother's side, Tennant was a cousin of Lord Alfred Douglas (1870-1945), Oscar Wilde's lover and a sonneteer.

Books

Phillip Hoare - Serious Pleasures: The Life of Stephen Tennant (1992)

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 '''Stephen Tennant''' ([[1906]]-[[1987]]) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] aristocrat known for his decadent lifestyle.  It has been said that he spent most of his life in bed.
-Stephen Tennant was born in England. He was the son of [[Edward Priaulx Tennant, 1st Baron Glenconner]], and Pamela, Lady Glenconner, who pampered Stephen from childhood. His elder brother, [[Edward Wyndham Tennant|Edward]], was killed in the [[World War I|First World War]].  In his twenties, Stephen became the lover of [[Siegfried Sassoon]].
+The Honourable Stephen Tennant was born in England. He was the son of [[Edward Priaulx Tennant, 1st Baron Glenconner]], and Pamela, Lady Glenconner, who pampered Stephen from childhood. Following his father's death, his mother married [[Lord Grey]], a fellow bird-lover; Tennant's elder brother, [[Edward Wyndham Tennant|Edward]], was killed in the [[World War I|First World War]]. For most of the twenties and thirties, Stephen Tennant was an important member - the "Brightest", it is said - of the "Bright Young Things": his friends included the Sitwells, Rex Whistler, [[Cecil Beaton]], [[Lady Diana Manners]] and [[the Mitfords]]. Stephen Tennant also became the lover of [[Siegfried Sassoon]] in his early twenties, a relationship which lasted some four years before Tennant put an abrupt end to it. Sassoon was depressed over the subsequent three months or so, and entered into an unhappy and short-lived marriage afterwards.
-For most of his life, Tennant tried to start or finish a novel. Because he spent the last 17 years of his life in bed in his family [[manor]] at [[Wilsford, Wiltshire]], his estate was ruined due to inattention. On his mother's side, Tennant was a cousin of [[Lord Alfred Douglas]] (1870-1945), Oscar Wilde's lover and a sonneteer.
+For most of his life, Tennant tried to start or finish a novel - Lascar. Because he spent the last 17 years of his life in bed in his family [[manor]] at [[Wilsford, Wiltshire]], his estate was ruined due to inattention. On his mother's side, Tennant was a cousin of [[Lord Alfred Douglas]] (1870-1945), Oscar Wilde's lover and a sonneteer.
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