Philip Streatfeild
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James Philip Sydney Streatfeild (5 November 1879 – 3 June 1915) was an English painter, and bohemian. Born in Clapham
his father was a bank clerk, and grandfather the vicar of East Ham, Essex, he studied at art college. A successful artist, he was acquainted with London society and was a friend of Robbie Ross, patron of the arts and a former lover of Oscar Wilde
. He enlisted in the army in November 1914 but contracted tuberculosis
and was invalided out in the spring of 1915. He also was the lover of then 14 year old actor and later famed author Noel Coward
in 1913. Noel's social ascendancy began thanks to his teenage friendship with Philip Streatfeild. Before his death he asked wealthy socialite Mrs. Astley Cooper
to take Coward under her wing. Young Noel became a frequent guest at her country estate.
Clapham
Clapham is a district in south London, England, within the London Borough of Lambeth.Clapham covers the postcodes of SW4 and parts of SW9, SW8 and SW12. Clapham Common is shared with the London Borough of Wandsworth, although Lambeth has responsibility for running the common as a whole. According...
his father was a bank clerk, and grandfather the vicar of East Ham, Essex, he studied at art college. A successful artist, he was acquainted with London society and was a friend of Robbie Ross, patron of the arts and a former lover of Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s...
. He enlisted in the army in November 1914 but contracted tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
and was invalided out in the spring of 1915. He also was the lover of then 14 year old actor and later famed author Noel Coward
Noël Coward
Sir Noël Peirce Coward was an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise".Born in Teddington, a suburb of London, Coward attended a dance academy...
in 1913. Noel's social ascendancy began thanks to his teenage friendship with Philip Streatfeild. Before his death he asked wealthy socialite Mrs. Astley Cooper
Astley Cooper
Sir Astley Paston Cooper, 1st Baronet was an English surgeon and anatomist, who made historical contributions to otology, vascular surgery, the anatomy and pathology of the mammary glands and testicles, and the pathology and surgery of hernia.-Life:Cooper was born at Brooke Hall in Brooke, Norfolk...
to take Coward under her wing. Young Noel became a frequent guest at her country estate.
See also
- UranianUranianframe|right|From [[John Addington Symonds]]' 1891 book A Problem in Modern Ethics.Uranian is a 19th century term that referred to a person of a third sex — originally, someone with "a female psyche in a male body" who is sexually attracted to men, and later extended to cover homosexual gender...