T. S. Eliot, OM, 1888 - 1965, poet, lived and died here.
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Eliot moved here in 1957 after he married his second wife, his secretary Valerie, and died here 8 years later.
W8, Kensington Court Place, 3, Kensington Court Gardens
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T. S. Eliot - W8
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T. S. Eliot - W8
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