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Post a Comment. Saturday, February 7, Leatrice Fountain It took a certain sort of curiosity, though, for someone who had never before heard of the series to pick it up, read all twelve volumes, and become a devoted Powell fan. When Leatrice began this new readerly adventure, she was 76, the same age as Powell himself when he began to compose his Journals , and, like Powell, Leatrice used her final years to read widely, appreciate droll stories and applaud admirable values.

Leatrice was the daughter of John Gilbert, the silent-movie actor whose career never recovered after the turn to the talkies, and Leatrice Joy, a prominent actress of that era. But her scholarship ranged widely: she took courses at Cambridge on medieval history and had a rigorous knowledge of the era that stretched from Alfred the Great to Richard II.

When I could not go to the Eton conference,, Leatrice totally unexpectedly called me up and inviteding me to a meeting at her house, where I gave the paper I failed to give at Eton.

Leatrice Joy Gilbert was born on 6 September in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Of Human Hearts (), Garbo () and This.

This was the genesis of the Northeast chapter of the Anthony Powell Ssociety, of which Leatrice was the godmother and presiding spirit, the jovial cynosure of our company at the beloved Silvermine Tavern. Leatrice, also like AP, was a great lover of cats and a sage observer of people and their quirks. She applied this wittily to the characters in Dance , showing especial insight into Stringham, Many of her gems were written down in a notebook, which, she lost at one of our gatherings.

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