Edward James

Edward Frank Willis James (16 August 1907 – 2 December 1984) was a British poet known for his patronage of the surrealist art movement.

Edward James
Not to Be Reproduced, a 1937 portrait of Edward James by René Magritte
Born
Edward Frank Willis James

(1907-08-16)16 August 1907
West Dean House, West Dean, Sussex, England
Died2 December 1984(1984-12-02) (aged 77)
Sanremo, Italy
Resting placeSt. Roche's Arboretum, West Dean, Sussex, England
EducationLockers Park School
Eton
Institut Le Rosey
Christ Church, Oxford
Occupation(s)poet, sculptor, patron of the arts
Spouse
Tilly Losch
(m. 1930; div. 1934)
Parent(s)William Dodge James
Evelyn Forbes
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