Christopher Vernon Hassall | |
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 Hassall (right) with James Stephens by Lady Ottoline Morrell | |
| Born | 24 March 1912 Kensington, London, England |
| Died | 25 April 1963 (aged 51) |
| Education | |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, librettist, biographer |
Christopher Vernon Hassall (24 March 1912 – 25 April 1963) was an English actor, dramatist, librettist, lyricist and poet, who found his greatest fame in a memorable musical partnership with the actor and composer Ivor Novello after working together in the same touring company. He was also a noted biographer of Rupert Brooke (1964, Faber and Faber) and Edward Marsh (1958, James Tait Black Memorial Prize 1959).