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1907 Walberswick, Suffolk, England - 1950 Poros, Greece. Known for: Surrealist painting, set design, textile design, filmmaking.
Frank Humphrey Sinkler Jennings (1907-1950). Born at 'The Gazebo' Walberswick, Suffolk on 19 August 1907, elder of two sons of Frank Jennings (1877-1949), an architect, and of his wife, Mildred... Read full biography
Frank Humphrey Sinkler Jennings (1907-1950). Born at 'The Gazebo' Walberswick, Suffolk on 19 August 1907, elder of two sons of Frank Jennings (1877-1949), an architect, and of his wife, Mildred Jessie née Hall (1881-1955), an amateur painter, who married the previous year, Mildred was a niece of... Read full biography
Frank Humphrey Sinkler Jennings (1907-1950). Born at 'The Gazebo' Walberswick, Suffolk on 19 August 1907, elder of two sons of Frank Jennings (1877-1949), an architect, and of his wife, Mildred Jessie née Hall (1881-1955), an amateur painter, who married the previous year, Mildred was a niece of Edward Sinkler. In 1916 Jennings went to Perse School, Cambridge, where the classicist Dr William Henry Denham Rouse (1863-1950) was headmaster and Caldwell Cook (1885-1939), author of The Play Way, was... Read full biography
Frank Humphrey Sinkler Jennings (1907-1950). Born at 'The Gazebo' Walberswick, Suffolk on 19 August 1907, elder of two sons of Frank Jennings (1877-1949), an architect, and of his wife, Mildred Jessie née Hall (1881-1955), an amateur painter, who married the previous year, Mildred was a niece of Edward Sinkler. In 1916 Jennings went to Perse School, Cambridge, where the classicist Dr William Henry Denham Rouse (1863-1950) was headmaster and Caldwell Cook (1885-1939), author of The Play Way, was a teacher of English and drama. Jennings excelled both at work and at games and showed promise as an actor, set designer, and poet. In 1926 he won a scholarship from Pembroke College, Cambridge, to read for the English tripos. He painted a great... Read full biography
Frank Humphrey Sinkler Jennings (1907-1950). Born at 'The Gazebo' Walberswick, Suffolk on 19 August 1907, elder of two sons of Frank Jennings (1877-1949), an architect, and of his wife, Mildred Jessie née Hall (1881-1955), an amateur painter, who married the previous year, Mildred was a niece of Edward Sinkler. In 1916 Jennings went to Perse School, Cambridge, where the classicist Dr William Henry Denham Rouse (1863-1950) was headmaster and Caldwell Cook (1885-1939), author of The Play Way, was a teacher of English and drama. Jennings excelled both at work and at games and showed promise as an actor, set designer, and poet. In 1926 he won a scholarship from Pembroke College, Cambridge, to read for the English tripos. He painted a great deal, designed sets for many theatrical productions, including the first British performances of Stravinsky'... Read full biography
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Frank Humphrey Sinkler Jennings (1907-1950)
Born at 'The Gazebo' Walberswick, Suffolk on 19 August 1907, elder of two sons of Frank Jennings (1877-1949), an architect, and of his wife, Mildred Jessie née Hall (1881-1955), an amateur painter, who married the previous year, Mildred was a niece of Edward Sinkler. In 1916 Jennings went to Perse School, Cambridge, where the classicist Dr William Henry Denham Rouse (1863-1950) was headmaster and Caldwell Cook (1885-1939), author of The Play Way, was a teacher of English and drama. Jennings excelled both at work and at games and showed promise as an actor, set designer, and poet.
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