Hallam Tennyson (radio producer)
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Beryl Hallam Augustine Tennyson (10 December 1920, Chelsea
, London
– 21 December 2005, Highgate
) was a British radio producer.
He was the son of Charles Tennyson and Ivy Pretious, and the great-grandson of the Poet Laureate
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
. He married Margot Wallach in the autumn of 1945 in Kensington
, London
. She was born 30 March 1921 in Moenchengladbach
, Germany
, and died 19 April 1999 in Highgate, London.
He was homosexual, a fact known to his wife at the time they married. They nevertheless had satisfactory sexual relations, and the marriage produced children. He often boasted that his lifestyle would have horrified his great-grandfather. He was stabbed to death in his bed in 2005.
Chelsea, London
Chelsea is an area of West London, England, bounded to the south by the River Thames, where its frontage runs from Chelsea Bridge along the Chelsea Embankment, Cheyne Walk, Lots Road and Chelsea Harbour. Its eastern boundary was once defined by the River Westbourne, which is now in a pipe above...
, London
London
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– 21 December 2005, Highgate
Highgate
Highgate is an area of North London on the north-eastern corner of Hampstead Heath.Highgate is one of the most expensive London suburbs in which to live. It has an active conservation body, the Highgate Society, to protect its character....
) was a British radio producer.
He was the son of Charles Tennyson and Ivy Pretious, and the great-grandson of the Poet Laureate
Poet Laureate
A poet laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events...
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, FRS was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular poets in the English language....
. He married Margot Wallach in the autumn of 1945 in Kensington
Kensington
Kensington is a district of west and central London, England within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. An affluent and densely-populated area, its commercial heart is Kensington High Street, and it contains the well-known museum district of South Kensington.To the north, Kensington is...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. She was born 30 March 1921 in Moenchengladbach
Mönchengladbach
Mönchengladbach , formerly known as Münchengladbach, is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located west of the Rhine half way between Düsseldorf and the Dutch border....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, and died 19 April 1999 in Highgate, London.
He was homosexual, a fact known to his wife at the time they married. They nevertheless had satisfactory sexual relations, and the marriage produced children. He often boasted that his lifestyle would have horrified his great-grandfather. He was stabbed to death in his bed in 2005.