Aubrey Dean Paul
Sir Aubrey Edward Henry Dean Paul, 5th Baronet (19 October 1869 – 16 January 1961)[1] was a captain in the Northumberland Fusiliers and a descendant of the 1st Duke of Marlborough.[2]
Life[edit]
A descendant of Sir John Dean Paul, 1st Baronet (1775–1852), he was fifth of the Paul Baronets, of Rodborough, and father of Brenda Dean Paul, one of the ‘bright young things’.[3]
In 1901, he married Irene Regina,[4] daughter of Henryk Wieniawski and Isabelle Bessie-Hampton. The couple had been introduced by Nellie Melba. Lady Dean Paul, now adopted British nationality, but continued to publish works as "Irène Wieniawska".[5] They had three children:
- Aubrey Donald Fitzwarren Severin Dean Paul (1902–1904)
- Brenda Dean Paul (8 May 1907 – 26 July 1959)
- Sir Brian Kenneth Dean Paul, 6th Baronet Paul of Rodborough (18 May 1904 – 5 August 1972)[1][6]
Sir Aubrey and his wife performed in a number of concerts together, Aubrey performing as a baritone under the pseudonym of Edward Ramsay, a combination of his father's first name and his mother's surname. His wife, a pianist, performed under her own pseudonym of Poldowski.[7][8][9][10]
Religion[edit]
The 5th Baronet converted to Roman Catholicism in 1914 and the couple's daughter was educated at convent schools. His wife maintained a Bohemian lifestyle and the couple separated in 1922.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Baronetage[usurped], leighrayment.com; accessed 15 January 2018.
- ^ Profile, WorldRoots.com; accessed 15 January 2018.
- ^ a b Philip Hoare, ‘Paul, Brenda Irene Isabelle Frances Theresa Dean (1907–1959)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2011
- ^ National Portrait Gallery
- ^ "Manuel Couvreur, trans. Celia Skrine, Liner notes and texts for recording of Poldowski's Verlaine songs by Élise Gabele and Phlippe Riga" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ Museum and Gallery Reviews Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, hwlondonartandartistsguide.com; accessed 15 January 2018.
- ^ "This Morning's Gossip". Daily Mirror. 12 April 1910. p. 7.
- ^ "Mr Fransella's Concert". London Evening Standard. 11 December 1911. p. 10.
- ^ Lancelot (15 December 1912). "Matters Musical". The Referee. p. 5.
- ^ "Aeolian Hall". Westminster Gazette. 11 April 1913. p. 8.