Elizabeth David
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Elizabeth David was a British cookery writer. In the mid-20th century she strongly influenced the revitalisation of home cookery in her native country and beyond with articles and books about European
David, c. 1960
Grounds of Wootton Manor, David's family home
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre (2008 photograph)
Norman Douglas, David's mentor from 1938
Rupert Gwynne
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Rupert Sackville Gwynne, was a British Conservative politician. He was Member of Parliament for Eastbourne from 1910 to 1924.
Elizabeth David
…Child, Richard Olney and Alice Waters have written of her influence. David was born Elizabeth Gwynne, the second of four children, all daughters, of Rupert Sackville Gwynne and his wife, the Hon Stella Gwynne, daughter of the 1st Viscount Ridley. Both parents' families had considerable fortunes, the Gwynnes from engineering…
Rupert Gwynne