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Bede Evelyn Dominick Elwes (24 August 1931 – 5 September 1975) was an English portrait painter whose much publicised elopement with an heiress in 1957 created an international scandal.
May 26, 2021 · On 27 November 1957 at the High Court in London, Justice Sir Ronald Roxburgh issued a restraining order against Dominick Elwes. The decree stipulated that should he marry Tessa without the Court’s consent, he must go to prison. Tessa and Dominick refused to wait around for the lawyers’ decision.
Tessa Georgina Kennedy (born 6 December 1938) is a British interior designer, whose clients include multi-national corporations, royalty, celebrities, and European hotels, restaurants, and clubs. Her elopement with society portrait painter Dominick Elwes made headlines in 1957.
Apr 28, 2022 · Bede Evelyn Dominick Elwes (credited as Dominick Elwes or Dominic Elwes) (17 August 1931 – 5 September 1975) was an English portrait painter whose much publicized elopement with an heiress in 1957 was a scandale célèbre.
- "Bede Evelyn Dominick Elwes"
- August 17, 1931
Cary Elwes. Actor: Saw. Cary Elwes was born in Westminster, London, England, the third son of interior designer/shipping heiress Tessa Georgina Kennedy and the late portrait painter Bede Evelyn Dominick Elwes.
- October 26, 1962
Bede Evelyn Dominick Elwes (24 August 1931 – 5 September 1975) was an English portrait painter whose much publicised elopement with an heiress in 1957 created an international scandal. Early life
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Nov 6, 2017 · At the age of 18 she ran away with Dominick Elwes, the 26-year-old son of a society portraitist, but her father took such a dim view of the match that he instituted legal proceedings to prevent their marrying.
