Harold Acton
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He was born near Florence, Italy, to a prominent Anglo-Italian family. At Eton College, he was a founding member of the Eton Arts Society before going up to Oxford to read Modern Greats at Christ Church. He co-founded the avant garde magazine ''The Oxford Broom'' and mixed with many intellectual and literary figures of the age, including Evelyn Waugh, who based the character of Anthony Blanche in ''Brideshead Revisited'' partly on him. Between the wars, Acton lived in Paris, London, and Florence, proving most successful as a historian, his ''magnum opus'' being a 3-volume study of the Medicis and the Bourbons.
After serving as an RAF liaison officer in the Mediterranean, he returned to Florence, restoring his childhood home, Villa La Pietra, to its earlier glory. Acton was knighted in 1974 and died in Florence, leaving La Pietra to New York University. Provided by Wikipedia
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61by Colnaghi, Dominic E (Dominic Ellis), Sir, 1834-1908Other Authors: “...Acton, Harold, 1904-1994...”
Published 1986
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Published 1984
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Published 1963
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64by Colnaghi, Dominic E (Dominic Ellis), Sir, 1834-1908Other Authors: “...Acton, Harold, 1904-1994...”
Published 1986
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66by Berti, LucianoOther Authors: “...Acton, Harold, 1904-1994...”
Published 1979
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Published 1974
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