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* Jenni Frazer. [http://www.thejc.com/home.aspx?AId=57933&SecId=11&ParentId=m11 "How Helena’s grandfather was finally recognised as a true hero"] ''The Jewish Chronicle'' 8 February 2008, narrating how Eduardo Propper de Callejón was recognized as "Righteous Among Nations" recently. Retrieved 28 February 2008. |
* Jenni Frazer. [http://www.thejc.com/home.aspx?AId=57933&SecId=11&ParentId=m11 "How Helena’s grandfather was finally recognised as a true hero"] ''The Jewish Chronicle'' 8 February 2008, narrating how Eduardo Propper de Callejón was recognized as "Righteous Among Nations" recently. Retrieved 28 February 2008. NB: Back issues of the Chronicle require a subscription or a per-day payment for access. |
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Revision as of 09:49, 26 June 2018
Hon. Raymond Henry Bonham Carter (19 June 1929 – 17 January 2004) was a British banker, and a member of the British theatrical and political family.
Early life
Raymond Henry Bonham Carter was born on 19 June 1929 to Violet Bonham Carter (1887–1969), a British political activist and daughter of the Prime Minister H. H. Asquith the 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith (1852–1928), and Sir Maurice Bonham-Carter (1880–1960), a politician and cricketer.
Bonham Carter was educated at St. Ronan's School, Hawkhurst, Winchester College and Magdalen College, Oxford,[1] graduating in 1952. He then went to Harvard.[2]
Career
At various times, he held senior posts with the Bank of England (1958–1963), the International Monetary Fund (1961–1963), Warburgs (1963–1977), and the Department of Industry (1977–1979).[2]
Personal life
In 1958, he married Elena Propper de Callejón,[1] daughter of Spanish diplomat Eduardo Propper de Callejón (1895–1972) and his Austrian-French Jewish wife Helene Fould-Springer. Together they had three children:
- Edward Bonham Carter (born 24 May 1960), Vice Chairman of fund management group, Jupiter Fund Management plc.
- Helena Bonham Carter (born 26 May 1966), a two-time Academy Award-nominated actress.[3][4]
- Thomas Bonham Carter, who co-manages a corporate governance agency
In 1979, he was diagnosed with a brain tumour which was removed by surgery but left him quadriplegic and partially blind.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Obituary in The Independent". 30 January 2004. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
- ^ a b "Obituary in The Daily Telegraph". The Telegraph. 24 January 2004. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
- ^ "The 70th Academy Awards 1998". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "The 83rd Academy Awards 2011". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ Slater, Lydia (20 April 2016). "Helana Bonham Carter is our June Issue Cover Star". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
Further reading
- Jenni Frazer. "How Helena’s grandfather was finally recognised as a true hero" The Jewish Chronicle 8 February 2008, narrating how Eduardo Propper de Callejón was recognized as "Righteous Among Nations" recently. Retrieved 28 February 2008. NB: Back issues of the Chronicle require a subscription or a per-day payment for access.
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