Edward
Young
Edward Young (June 1681[1] – 5 April 1765) was
an English poet, best remembered for Night Thoughts.
His first publication was an Epistle
to ... Lord Lansdoune (1713). It was followed by a Poem on the Last Day (1713),
dedicated to Queen Anne; The Force of Religion: or Vanquished Love (1714), a
poem on the execution of Lady Jane Grey and her husband, dedicated to the
Countess of Salisbury; and an epistle to Joseph Addison, On the late Queen's
Death and His Majesty's Accession to the Throne (1714), in which he rushed to
praise the new king. The fulsome style of the dedications jars with the pious
tone of the poems, and they are omitted from his own edition of his works.
In 1728 Young became a royal
chaplain, and in 1730 he obtained the college living of Welwyn, Hertfordshire.
In 1731 he married Lady Elizabeth Lee, daughter of the 1st Earl of Lichfield.
Her daughter, by a former marriage with her cousin Francis Lee, married Henry
Temple, son of the 1st Viscount Palmerston. Mrs Temple died at Lyons
Henry
Kenneth Alfred Russell
Henry Kenneth Alfred
"Ken" Russell (3 July 1927 – 27 November 2011) was an English film director, known
for his pioneering work in television and film and for his flamboyant and
controversial style. He attracted criticism as being obsessed with sexuality
and the church. His films often dealt with the lives of famous composers or
were based on other works of art which he adapted loosely. Russell began
directing for the BBC, where he made creative adaptations of composers' lives
which were unusual for the time. He also directed many feature films
independently and for studios.
He is best known for his
Oscar-winning film Women in Love (1969), The Devils (1971), The Who's Tommy
(1975), and the science fiction film Altered States (1980). Classical musicians
and conductors held him in high regard for his story-driven biopics of various
composers, most famously Elgar, Delius, Liszt, Mahler and Tchaikovsky.
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