She met the poet Rupert Brooke at a supper party in May 1907, prior to a meeting of the CambridgeFabians which her father had been invited to address.[4] She was fifteen and he was twenty. He was captivated by the shy intelligent schoolgirl and began to bombard her with letters, initiating a correspondence that was to last until his death in 1915.[5]
Some of Brooke's early poems, such as "The Hill", were written about and for his first love, Noël Olivier. Up to the time of her death in April 1969, she steadfastly refused publication of the letters which Brooke had written to her.[4]
On 29 April 1927, at a clinical meeting held at the Victoria Hospital for Children, in a section for the study of disease in children, she presented a paper entitled "A Case of Acute Lymphatic Leukæmia".[6]
Personal life
She married William Arthur Richards, son of Robert Richards and Ellen Lane of Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, on 21 December 1920 at St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London.[2] Between 1924 and 1940 they had five children: Benedict, Angela (later Harris), Virginia, Isabelle (Tazza) and Julia. Angela Harris' daughter Pippa Harris, edited Noël Olivier's correspondence with Brooke.[7] These formed the basis of the play, Verge of Strife, by Nick Baldock, in which Kirsten Callaghan portrayed Olivier.
Her husband graduated with the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS). He was invested as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS). He was also registered as a Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians.[2]
^"The Naturist Society website". Archived from the original on 10 August 2007. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
^ abBrooke, Rupert (1971). Rogers, Timothy (ed.). Rupert Brooke: a reappraisal and selection from his writings, some hitherto unpublished. London: Taylor & Francis. p. 231. ISBN9780710070562.
Watling, Sarah (2019). The Olivier Sisters: A Biography. Oxford University Press. ISBN978-0-19-086739-3. (alternative title: Noble Savages. The Olivier Sisters: Four lives in seven fragments)
George Mariz, George (2004). "Olivier, Sydney Haldane, Baron Olivier". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/35309. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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noël, olivier, richards, december, 1892, april, 1969, english, medical, doctor, born, christmas, 1892, hence, name, daughter, sydney, olivier, baron, olivier, margaret, cousin, actor, laurence, olivier, attended, progressive, bedales, school, petersfield, hamp. Hon Noel Olivier Richards 25 December 1892 11 April 1969 was an English medical doctor She was born on Christmas Day 1892 hence her name as the daughter of Sydney Olivier 1st Baron Olivier and Margaret Cox A cousin was the actor Sir Laurence Olivier 2 She attended the progressive Bedales School in Petersfield Hampshire 3 Later she was a member of both the Bloomsbury Group and Rupert Brooke s group of Cambridge Neopagans For a while she and Brooke were in a relationship Noel OlivierNoel Olivier 1923Born25 December 1892Limpsfield Surrey England 1 Died11 April 1969 1969 04 11 aged 76 Chichester Sussex EnglandOther namesNoel Olivier RichardsOccupationPhysicianSpouseWilliam Arthur Richards m 1920 wbr Children5ParentsSydney Haldane Olivier 1859 1943 Margaret CoxRelativesList Margery 1886 1974 sister Daphne 1889 1950 sister Brynhild 1887 1935 sister Laurence Olivier cousin Pippa Harris granddaughter Contents 1 Early life 2 Medical career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 BibliographyEarly life Edit Noel Olivier Maitland Radford Virginia Woolf Rupert Brooke Further information Brynhild Olivier She met the poet Rupert Brooke at a supper party in May 1907 prior to a meeting of the Cambridge Fabians which her father had been invited to address 4 She was fifteen and he was twenty He was captivated by the shy intelligent schoolgirl and began to bombard her with letters initiating a correspondence that was to last until his death in 1915 5 Some of Brooke s early poems such as The Hill were written about and for his first love Noel Olivier Up to the time of her death in April 1969 she steadfastly refused publication of the letters which Brooke had written to her 4 Medical career EditShe graduated with the degrees of Bachelor of Surgery BS and Doctor of Medicine MD She was registered as a Member of the Royal College of Physicians MRCP and the Royal College of Surgeons MRCS 2 On 29 April 1927 at a clinical meeting held at the Victoria Hospital for Children in a section for the study of disease in children she presented a paper entitled A Case of Acute Lymphatic Leukaemia 6 Personal life EditShe married William Arthur Richards son of Robert Richards and Ellen Lane of Llanelly Carmarthenshire on 21 December 1920 at St Martin in the Fields London 2 Between 1924 and 1940 they had five children Benedict Angela later Harris Virginia Isabelle Tazza and Julia Angela Harris daughter Pippa Harris edited Noel Olivier s correspondence with Brooke 7 These formed the basis of the play Verge of Strife by Nick Baldock in which Kirsten Callaghan portrayed Olivier Her husband graduated with the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine MB and Bachelor of Surgery BS He was invested as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons FRCS He was also registered as a Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians 2 She lived in Ickenham Middlesex England 2 References Edit 1911 England Census a b c d e Burke Sir Bernard ed 1939 Burke s Peerage Baronetage amp Knighthood 97th ed Burke s Peerage amp Gentry p 1886 The Naturist Society website Archived from the original on 10 August 2007 Retrieved 26 July 2009 a b Brooke Rupert 1971 Rogers Timothy ed Rupert Brooke a reappraisal and selection from his writings some hitherto unpublished London Taylor amp Francis p 231 ISBN 9780710070562 Rupert Brooke amp Noel Olivier The Letters of Song of Love biography clarebooks co uk Richards Noel Olivier July 1927 Cases A Case of Acute Lymphatic Leukaemia Proc R Soc Med 20 9 1317 1318 doi 10 1177 003591572702000910 PMC 2101400 Harris 1991 Bibliography EditWatling Sarah 2019 The Olivier Sisters A Biography Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0 19 086739 3 alternative title Noble Savages The Olivier Sisters Four lives in seven fragments Brooke Rupert Strachey James 1998 Hale Keith ed Friends and Apostles The Correspondence of Rupert Brooke and James Strachey 1905 1914 Yale University Press ISBN 978 0 300 07004 0 Brooke Rupert Olivier Noel 1991 Harris Pippa ed Song of love the letters of Rupert Brooke and Noel Olivier Crown Publishing ISBN 978 0 517 59090 4 Full text on Internet Archive George Mariz George 2004 Olivier Sydney Haldane Baron Olivier Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 35309 Subscription or UK public library membership required Wikimedia Commons has media related to Noel Olivier Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Noel Olivier amp oldid 1109892481, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
