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#7179, Robert LUTYENS
| Born | 1901 in London |
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| Died | 1972 in Cirencester, Gloucestershire |
| Father | Edwin (Ned) Landseer LUTYENS (29 Mar 1869 - 1944) |
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| Mother | Emily LYTTON (1874 - 1964) |
Died from effects of alcoholism.
In 1918 Robert volunteered for the army (rejected under age). In June 1920, appointed Sub-Editor at 'Country Life' magazine after being sent down from University of Cambridge for failing exams. Robert's father made Robert a Ward of Court to prevent his marriage to an older Polish woman. Robert went to Scotland to marry Eva Lybrzynska, as being a Ward of Court, he was forbidden to marry in England. Irregular marriage by Sheriff's Warrant.
Robert, 19, Journalist and Eva (Secretary and Miscellaneous). 1927-1931 Interior Designer at Lutyens and Simmonds, London; 1934, London, joined board of Marks and Spencer as Director and Design Consultant. Worked with Architects at JM Munro & Son to design moldular facades for over 40 M & S stores; 1937 London, elected Licentiate of Royal Institute of British Architects.
Timeline
Born
Married Eva LURZYNSKA in Scotland (Diss 1948)
Birth of Son, David Edwin Bulwer LUTYENS
Death of Father, Edwin (Ned) Landseer LUTYENS
Married Phyllis BALDWIN in London
Married Joan Doris MAY in Chelsea, London
Death of wife, Eva LURZYNSKA
Death of Mother, Emily LYTTON
Death of Son, David Edwin Bulwer LUTYENS
Died 1972