Frances Donaldson, Baroness Donaldson of Kingsbridge
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Frances Annesley (née Lonsdale) (1907-1994), Lady Donaldson of Kingsbridge was a British writer and biographer.
Her father, Freddie Lonsdale, was a playwright. She married John George Stuart Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Kingsbridge (known as Jack) in 1935. She wrote books on farming, and biographies of Evelyn Waugh, Edward VIII and P. G. Wodehouse.
[edit] Works
- Freddy Lonsdale (1957)
- Child of the Twenties (1962)
- The Marconi Scandal (1962)
- Evelyn Waugh: Portrait of a Country Neighbour (1967) --- Not a particularly comprehensive biography, but certainly an interesting perspective on Waugh's life.
[edit] Portraits of Lady Donaldson
The United Kingdom's National Portrait Gallery holds two portraits featuring Lady Donaldson as a sitter:
- Exhibit number P528: John George Stuart Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Kingsbridge and Frances Annesley (née Lonsdale), Lady Donaldson of Kingsbridge by Derry Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda. Painted in 1992; medium: colour print; measurements: 14 7/8 in. x 12 in. (379 mm x 305 mm).[1]
- Exhibit number x89083: Frances Annesley (née Lonsdale), Lady Donaldson of Kingsbridge by Elliott & Fry. Medium: vintage print (a photograph).[2]
