About Helen Diana Bridgeman
Lived 1907 – 1967 (aged 59). Helen Diana Bridgeman was a British poet, writer, aristocrat and socialite.
Lady Helen Diana Abdy (née Bridgeman; 22 June 1907 – 7 May 1967) was an English socialite and fashion leader.
Biography Lady Helen Diana Bridgeman was born on 22 June 1907, the daughter of Orlando Bridgeman, 5th Earl of Bradford, and the Hon. Margaret Cecilia Bruce.
In May 1923, a month short of her 19th birthday, she was introduced to the American socialite and anglophile Henry 'Chips' Channon. They met many times thereafter until her marriage. Although bisexual himself he was fascinated by her and wondered repeatedly whether to marry her. She designed the cover for his novel.
On 10 February 1930 she married Sir Robert Henry Edward Abdy, 5th Baronet, son of Sir Henry Beadon Abdy, 4th Bt. and Anna Adele Coronna. and divorced in 1962. Her portrait posing as a painter by Harold Speed is at the Leamington Spa Gallery and Museum.
She died on 7 May 1967.
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English socialite and fashion leader
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Helen Diana Bridgeman was born on 22 June 1907 in Aston.
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Helen Diana Bridgeman was a poet, writer, aristocrat and socialite.
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