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Person    | Male  Born 23/8/1905  Died 21/8/1951

Constant Lambert

Categories: Music / songs

Constant Lambert

Composer. Born and died in London. Brother of the sculptor Maurice Lambert. Heavy drinker. Co-founder of the Sadler's Wells Ballet with Ninette de Valois and Frederick Ashton. Had an affair with Margot Fonteyn, 1937-47, which ended badly, for her. Father of Kit Lambert the first manager of the Who.

His friend, Anthony Powell, based Hugh Moreland, one of the characters in 'A Dance to the Music of Time' on Lambert.

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Constant Lambert

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Constant Lambert

English Heritage Constant Lambert, 1905 - 1951, composer, lived here, 1947 -...

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