Constance Malleson
Lady Constance Mary Malleson (born October 24, 1895 at Castlewellan Castle as Lady Constance Mary Annesley , † October 5, 1975 in Bury St Edmunds ) was a British actress and writer .
Life
Malleson was the youngest daughter of Hugh Annesley, 5th Earl Annesley (1831-1908) and his second wife, Lady Priscilla Cecilia Moore (1877-1941). She studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and in 1915 married the actor William Miles Malleson (1888-1969). She had an open relationship with her husband , both of whom had known different partners over the years. Her pacifist attitude during the First World War brought Lady Constance into contact with Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), whose lover she soon became. Before his trip to Asia in 1920, she ended the affair and three years later the Malleson couple divorced.
Colette O'Niel - as Lady Constance was also known - remained on friendly terms with Bertrand Russell until his death. Her book "The Coming Back" from 1933 is "an in-depth and barely veiled portrait of Russell" and tells the story of their passionate relationship from the beginning of 1916 to autumn 1921.
Her interest in social reform led her on several trips abroad through Europe and the United States . In the 1930s and 1940s Lady Constance gave several lectures in Scandinavia .
literature
- 1929 After Ten Years , autobiography
- 1933 The Coming Back , novella
Web links
- Colette O'Neil in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Lady Constance Mary Annesley on thepeerage.com , accessed September 18, 2016.
- The wisdom of Colette, by Bennitt Gardiner, in: Russell. The Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies . # 37–40 (old series), December 31, 1980 doi : 10.15173 / russell.v0i1.1231 ISSN 0036-0163 pp. 31 - 39 (numerous other articles on Colette can be found using the search function of this journal). Online only with a dynamic URL, therefore only accessible via search engine or doi
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ronald W. Clark: Bertrand Russell, Philosopher - Pacifist - Politician. Heyne-Verlag 1984, p. 202
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Malleson, Constance |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Constance Annesley, Colette O'Niel (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actress and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 24, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Castlewellan Castle |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th October 1975 |
| Place of death | Bury St Edmunds |