Violet Gordon-Woodhouse
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Violet Gordon-Woodhouse (nee Gwynne) (?? ?? ?? - ?? ?? ??), acclaimed harpsichordist.
Violet was the sister of Rupert Gwynne, MP for Eastbourne from 1910 to 1924, and Roland Gwynne, Eastbourne mayor from 1929 to 1931, and lover of suspected serial killer John Bodkin Adams.[1]
In 2005 Roger Scruton premiered the opera "Violet", based on her life.
[edit] Sources
- ^ Cullen, 2006
- Cullen, Pamela V., "A Stranger in Blood: The Case Files on Dr John Bodkin Adams", London, Elliott & Thompson, 2006, ISBN 1-904027-19-9
