H.E. Bates
(1905-1974), Writer and novelistHerbert Ernest ('H.E.') Bates
Sitter in 43 portraits
Bates's first novel, The Two Sisters, was published in 1926 and in the same year he began to publish short stories in the New Statesman and the Manchester Guardian.
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, circa 1941
NPG x2754
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, circa 1941
NPG x2755
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, circa 1941
NPG x2756
by Mark Gerson
bromide print, August 1953
NPG x255
by Howard Coster
bromide print, 1956
NPG x253
by Howard Coster
bromide print, 1956
NPG x254
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1956
NPG x94082
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1956
NPG x94083
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1956
NPG x94084
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1956
NPG x94085
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1956
NPG x94086
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1956
NPG x94087
by John Gay
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1957
NPG x128656
by John Gay
vintage bromide print, 1957
NPG x126613
by John Gay
vintage contact sheet, 1957
NPG x126614
by Mark Gerson, for Camera Press: London: UK
bromide press print, 1960s
NPG x184182
by Mark Gerson
bromide press print, 1960s
NPG x184183
by Mark Gerson
bromide press print, 1960s
NPG x184184
by Universal Pictorial Press and Agency Ltd
bromide press print, 1960s
NPG x184185
H.E. Bates with wife Madge, his daughter Ann and his two grandsons Stephen and Jeremy
by Mark Gerson
modern bromide print, May 1961
NPG x88310
Related People
- Marjorie ('Madge') Bates (née Cox) (wife)
- Jeremy Sudlow (grandson)
- Stephen Charles Sudlow (grandson)
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