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Tag Archives: Vivien Noakes
Vivien Noakes: More Obituaries
The Telegraph published a long article on 11 March: it contains a view of Edward Lear I do not think Vivien would have shared. Below is the text of the Times’ obituary, which Charles Lewsen has kindly sent me: Vivien … Continue reading
Vivien Noakes Obituaries
Read the Guardian obituary online. The Times also had a full page on 4 March, but it is available only to subscribers: here is the link, just in case. Above is a 1995 portrait of Vivien by her husband Michael.
