Bryan Walter Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne, FRSL (27 October 1905 – 6 July 1992) was an heir to part of the Guinness family brewing fortune, and a lawyer, poet and novelist. He was briefly married to Diana Mitford.
As an heir to the Guinness brewing fortune and a handsome, charming young man, Bryan was an eligible bachelor. One of London's "bright young things", he was an organiser of the 1929 "Bruno Hat" hoax art exhibition, held at his home in London.[3]
The couple became leaders of the London artistic and social scene and were dedicatees of Evelyn Waugh's second novel Vile Bodies. However, they divorced in 1933, after Diana deserted Guinness for British fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley.
Guinness remarried in 1936 to Elisabeth Nelson (1912–1999), daughter of Thomas Arthur Nelson[4] of the Nelson publishing family, with whom he had nine children:[5]
Hon. Rosaleen Elisabeth Guinness (born 7 September 1937), married Sudhir Mulji
Hon. Diarmid Edward Guinness (23 September 1938 – 15 August 1977), married Felicity, daughter of Sir Andrew Carnwath
Hon. Fiona Evelyn Guinness (born 26 June 1940)
Hon. Dr Finn Benjamin Guinness (born 26 August 1945), married Mary Price
Hon. Thomasin Margaret Guinness (born 16 January 1947)
Hon. Kieran Arthur Guinness (born 11 February 1949), married Vivienne Halban
Hon. Catriona Rose Guinness (born 13 December 1950)
Hon. Erskine Stuart Richard Guinness (born 16 January 1953), married Louise Dillon-Malone[6]
Hon. Mirabel Jane Guinness (born 8 September 1956), married Patrick Helme
After the war, Lord Moyne served on the board of the Guinness corporation as vice-chairman from 1947 to 1979, as well as the Guinness Trust and the Iveagh Trust, sitting as a crossbencher in the House of Lords.[7] He served for 35 years as a trustee of the National Gallery of Ireland and donated several works to the gallery. He wrote a number of critically applauded novels, memoirs, books of poetry, and plays. With Frank Pakenham he sought the return of the "Lane Bequest" to Dublin, resulting in the 1959 compromise agreement.[8] He was invested as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.[9] He served as pro-chancellor of Trinity College Dublin from 1965-1977, and was made an honorary fellow in 1977.[10][11]
Plays: The Fragrant Concubine, A Tragedy (1938); A Riverside Charade (1954)
Children's books: The Story of Johnny and Jemima (1936); The Children of the Desert (1947); The Animal's Breakfast (1950); Catriona and the Grasshopper (1957); Priscilla and the Prawn (1960); The Girl with the Flower (1966).
Poetry: Twenty-three Poems (1931); Under the Eyelid (1935); Reflexions (1947); Collected Poems (1956); The Rose in the Tree (1964); The Clock (1973); On a Ledge (1992).
Novels: Singing Out of Tune (1933); Landscape with Figures (1934); A Week by the Sea (1936); Lady Crushwell's Companion (1938); A Fugue of Cinderellas (1956); Leo and Rosabelle (1961); The Giant's Eye (1964); The Engagement (1969); Hellenic Flirtation (1978)
Memoirs: Potpourri (1982); Personal Patchwork 1939–45 (1986); Diary Not Kept (1988).
Songs: Ed. WB Yeats: Broadsides; a Collection of Old and New Songs (1935); Cuala Press, Dublin.[12]
Further reading
The Story of a Nutcracker (with Desmond McCarthy, 1953).
Gannon Charles: Cathal Gannon – The Life and Times of a Dublin Craftsman (Dublin 2006).
Notes
^"Parishes: Ludgershall | British History Online".
^Lancaster, Marie-Jaqueline (2005). Brian Howard: Portrait of a Failure. Timewell Press. p. 122. ISBN9781857252118. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Bryan Guinness 2nd Baron Moyne news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Bryan Walter Guinness 2nd Baron Moyne FRSL 27 October 1905 6 July 1992 was an heir to part of the Guinness family brewing fortune and a lawyer poet and novelist He was briefly married to Diana Mitford The Right HonourableThe Lord MoyneFRSLGuinness and Diana Mitford on their honeymoon in Taormina 1929BornBryan Walter Guinness 1905 10 27 27 October 1905London EnglandDied6 July 1992 1992 07 06 aged 86 Biddesden Wiltshire EnglandResting placeSt James Churchyard Ludgershall Wiltshire 1 EducationHeatherdown SchoolEton CollegeChrist Church OxfordSpousesDiana Mitford m 1929 div 1933 wbr Elisabeth Nelson m 1936 wbr Children11 including Jonathan 3rd Baron Moyne and DesmondParentWalter Guinness 1st Baron Moyne father Contents 1 Early life 2 Marriages and family 3 Public life 4 Bibliography 5 Further reading 6 Notes 7 External linksEarly life EditHe was born to Walter Guinness created 1st Baron Moyne in 1932 son of Edward Guinness 1st Earl of Iveagh and Lady Evelyn Stuart Erskine daughter of the 14th Earl of Buchan He attended Heatherdown School near Ascot in Berkshire followed by Eton College also in Berkshire and Christ Church Oxford and was called to the bar in 1931 At Oxford Guinness was part of the Railway Club which included Henry Yorke Roy Harrod Henry Thynne 6th Marquess of Bath David Plunket Greene Edward Henry Charles James Fox Strangways 7th Earl of Ilchester Brian Howard Michael Parsons 6th Earl of Rosse John Sutro Hugh Lygon Harold Acton Patrick Balfour 3rd Baron Kinross Mark Ogilvie Grant John Drury Lowe 2 As an heir to the Guinness brewing fortune and a handsome charming young man Bryan was an eligible bachelor One of London s bright young things he was an organiser of the 1929 Bruno Hat hoax art exhibition held at his home in London 3 Marriages and family EditIn 1929 Guinness married Hon Diana Mitford one of the Mitford sisters They had two sons Jonathan Bryan Guinness 3rd Baron Moyne born 16 March 1930 Hon Desmond Walter Guinness 8 September 1931 20 August 2020 The couple became leaders of the London artistic and social scene and were dedicatees of Evelyn Waugh s second novel Vile Bodies However they divorced in 1933 after Diana deserted Guinness for British fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley Guinness remarried in 1936 to Elisabeth Nelson 1912 1999 daughter of Thomas Arthur Nelson 4 of the Nelson publishing family with whom he had nine children 5 Hon Rosaleen Elisabeth Guinness born 7 September 1937 married Sudhir Mulji Hon Diarmid Edward Guinness 23 September 1938 15 August 1977 married Felicity daughter of Sir Andrew Carnwath Hon Fiona Evelyn Guinness born 26 June 1940 Hon Dr Finn Benjamin Guinness born 26 August 1945 married Mary Price Hon Thomasin Margaret Guinness born 16 January 1947 Hon Kieran Arthur Guinness born 11 February 1949 married Vivienne Halban Hon Catriona Rose Guinness born 13 December 1950 Hon Erskine Stuart Richard Guinness born 16 January 1953 married Louise Dillon Malone 6 Hon Mirabel Jane Guinness born 8 September 1956 married Patrick HelmePublic life EditDuring World War II Guinness served for three years in the Middle East with the Spears Mission to the Free French being a fluent French speaker with the rank of Major Then in November 1944 Guinness succeeded to the barony when his father posted abroad as Resident Minister in the Middle East by his friend Winston Churchill was assassinated in Cairo After the war Lord Moyne served on the board of the Guinness corporation as vice chairman from 1947 to 1979 as well as the Guinness Trust and the Iveagh Trust sitting as a crossbencher in the House of Lords 7 He served for 35 years as a trustee of the National Gallery of Ireland and donated several works to the gallery He wrote a number of critically applauded novels memoirs books of poetry and plays With Frank Pakenham he sought the return of the Lane Bequest to Dublin resulting in the 1959 compromise agreement 8 He was invested as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature 9 He served as pro chancellor of Trinity College Dublin from 1965 1977 and was made an honorary fellow in 1977 10 11 Lord Moyne died in 1992 at Biddesden his Wiltshire home near Andover Hampshire and was succeeded by his eldest son Jonathan Bibliography EditPlays The Fragrant Concubine A Tragedy 1938 A Riverside Charade 1954 Children s books The Story of Johnny and Jemima 1936 The Children of the Desert 1947 The Animal s Breakfast 1950 Catriona and the Grasshopper 1957 Priscilla and the Prawn 1960 The Girl with the Flower 1966 Poetry Twenty three Poems 1931 Under the Eyelid 1935 Reflexions 1947 Collected Poems 1956 The Rose in the Tree 1964 The Clock 1973 On a Ledge 1992 Novels Singing Out of Tune 1933 Landscape with Figures 1934 A Week by the Sea 1936 Lady Crushwell s Companion 1938 A Fugue of Cinderellas 1956 Leo and Rosabelle 1961 The Giant s Eye 1964 The Engagement 1969 Hellenic Flirtation 1978 Memoirs Potpourri 1982 Personal Patchwork 1939 45 1986 Diary Not Kept 1988 Songs Ed WB Yeats Broadsides a Collection of Old and New Songs 1935 Cuala Press Dublin 12 Further reading EditThe Story of a Nutcracker with Desmond McCarthy 1953 Gannon Charles Cathal Gannon The Life and Times of a Dublin Craftsman Dublin 2006 Notes Edit Parishes Ludgershall British History Online Lancaster Marie Jaqueline 2005 Brian Howard Portrait of a Failure Timewell Press p 122 ISBN 9781857252118 Retrieved 20 January 2018 Bruno Hat article Lady Moyne Elisabeth Guinness The Peerage entry for 2nd Lord Moyne Tatler Erskine Guinness Tatler Archived from the original on 28 September 2012 Retrieved 30 August 2012 Link to his Lords speeches Lane Bequest Nov 1953 Burke s Peerage 2003 vol 2 p 2822 Former Pro Chancellors 1609 www tcd ie Trinity College Dublin 2019 Retrieved 19 January 2022 Webb D A 1992 J R Barlett ed Trinity College Dublin Record Volume 1991 Dublin Trinity College Dublin Press ISBN 1 871408 07 5 Lithograph reprint in 1971 by Irish University Press SBN 7165 1381 1External links EditPortraits of Bryan Guinness 2nd Baron Moyne at the National Portrait Gallery London Peerage of the United KingdomPreceded byWalter Guinness Baron Moyne1944 1992 Succeeded byJonathan Guinness Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bryan Guinness 2nd Baron Moyne amp oldid 1121981234, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
