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Lucy Christiana, Lady Duff-Gordon (née Sutherland; 13 June 1863 – 20 April 1935) was a leading British fashion designer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries who worked under the professional name Lucile.
Lucie, Lady Duff-Gordon (née Austin; 24 June 1821 – 14 July 1869) was an English author and translator who wrote as Lucie Gordon.She is best known for her Letters from Egypt, 1863–1865 (1865) and Last Letters from Egypt (1875), [1] most of which are addressed to her husband, Alexander Duff-Gordon, and her mother, Sarah Austin.
Lady Duff-Gordon (Lucile) As a sportsman, Duff-Gordon was most noted as a fencer, representing Great Britain at the 1906 Intercalated Games, winning silver in the team épée event. [3] King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra were among distinguished spectators at one of the final bouts between Sir Cosmo and his German opponent Gustav Casmir. [4]
A letter written by Titanic survivor Lucy Lady Duff-Gordon is slated to hit the auction block in Boston. Skip to main content. News. 24/7 help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...
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Lady Duff-Gordon then visited the newly fashionable Egypt, leaving her husband and children behind in England. She reached Alexandria in October 1862 and, except for two short visits to England in 1863 and 1865, she remained there for her health and separated from her husband until her death in 1869. [2]
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Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon (1863–1935) born Lucy Christiana Sutherland, London-born Canadian early 20th century fashion designer known as "Lucile"; sister to screenwriter Elinor Glyn; survivor of the sinking of The Titanic; died at age 71 Archived 2003-09-20 at the Wayback Machine: Miriam Engelberg (1958–2006)