Humourist and writer. Born in Shepherd's Bush, he invented the verse form which took his middle name (his mother's maiden name), and is a four-line nonsense poem about a famous person; an example being:
Edward the Confessor
Slept under the dresser.
When that began to pall
He slept in the hall.
He also wrote several novels, including 'Trent's Last Case'. Died London.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Edmund Clerihew Bentley
Portland stone, 6 tonnes. CWO has more information about this bench.
Company created by William Randolph Hearst's father and made extremely successful and powerful by WRH.
Created at the Grand Hotel in Birmingham as the National Association of Journalists. Described on the Stead memorials as "journalists of many lands".
Launched in 1990, we thought this mag had folded years ago but, 2021, it's still going.
Co-funder of the Reagan statue in Grosvenor Square. An Australian/American media mogul.
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