- Simon Elwes
Simon Edmund Vincent Paul Elwes (
29 June ,1902 -6 August ,1975 ) was an English painter andscion to theCary-Elwes recusant family.Elwes (pronounced "El-wez") "The Bastion". "Time".
September 30 1946 .] was the son ofGervase Cary Elwes (1866 - 1921),diplomat andtenor who was killed in arailway accident while on American tour, [ Taylor, Deems. "Gervase Cary Elwes."Music Lovers' Encyclopedia. 5th ed. 1950. ] and Winifride Mary Elizabeth Feilding, daughter ofRudolph William Basil Feilding , 8thEarl of Denbigh and 7thEarl of Desmond (1823 - 1892).He married the Hon.
Gloria Rodd , the daughter ofRennell Rodd, 1st Baron Rennell and had three sons, including painterDominick Elwes , father ofCary Elwes ,Damian Elwes , andCassian Elwes . Elwes was romantically linked with the marriedsocialite Lady Penelope Aitken, but despite the controversy his marriage endured.He served as a Lt. Col. in the
10th Hussars duringWorld War II . At age 43, a near-deathstroke paralysed his right painting hand and body, and he learned to paint with his left. "The Bastion", "Time",September 30 1946 .]References
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* [http://www.webcitation.org/5IHoQQCqN Rootsweb listing on Simon Elwes]
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