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Natalie Bevan

1909 – 2007

Bevan [née Ackenhausen], Natalie Alice (1909–2007), artist, muse, and collector

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Lived 1909 – 2007 (aged 98). Natalie Bevan was a British muse, artist and collector.

Natalie Alice Bevan (; 22 May 190915 August 2007), was a British artist, muse, and collector. She has been called, "one of the most beautiful and charismatic women of her generation". During the First World War, the family took up her mother's surname, Denny, and her father changed his given name to Court.

She was a painter and ceramicist.

Personal life On 24 August 1929, she married the writer and pioneering radio and television producer Lancelot de Giberne Sieveking (1896–1972), and they had two daughters, the artist Victoria Burroughs (1930–1988) and the photographer Anthea Sieveking (born 1933). In 1957, she became involved in a ménage à trois with Randolph Churchill, which continued until his death in 1968.

On 26 March 1986, she married the sailor and writer Samuel Barclay (1920–2000).

Later life She died on 15 August 2007, at Great Horkesley Manor, a nursing home in Great Horkesley, and was buried at St Peter's Church, Boxted, Essex.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Muse, artist, collector
Nationality
Also known as
Natalie Alice Bevan, Natalie Alice Denny, Nathalie Bevan

Family & relationships

Spouse
Lance Sieveking
Spouse
R. A. Bevan

People in Natalie Bevan's life

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Natalie Bevan?

Bevan [née Ackenhausen], Natalie Alice (1909–2007), artist, muse, and collector

When was Natalie Bevan born?

Natalie Bevan was born on 17 January 1909 in Kensington.

When did Natalie Bevan die?

Natalie Bevan died on 17 January 2007 in Great Horkesley.

What was Natalie Bevan's occupation?

Natalie Bevan was a muse, artist and collector.

What nationality was Natalie Bevan?

Natalie Bevan was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Natalie Bevan

· Wikidata: Q18530443

· DBpedia: Natalie Bevan

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