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Sarah Jane Cruwys (née Goodson); Hugh Anthony Lassam Goodson; Hugh Lassam Goodson; Penelope Jane Vaughan (née Goodson)

1 of 5 portraits of Penelope Jane Vaughan (née Goodson)

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Sarah Jane Cruwys (née Goodson); Hugh Anthony Lassam Goodson; Hugh Lassam Goodson; Penelope Jane Vaughan (née Goodson)

by Francis Goodman
twelve 2 1/4 inch square film negatives, 1957
Bequeathed by the estate of Francis Goodman, 1989
Photographs Collection
NPG x195499

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  • Sarah Jane Cruwys (née Goodson) (1947-), Wife of Guy Arthur Louis Cruwys; daughter of Hugh Lassam Goodson. Sitter in 3 portraits.
  • Hugh Anthony Lassam Goodson (1955-), Chairman of Devonshire Investment Estates; son of Hugh Lassam Goodson. Sitter in 4 portraits.
  • Hugh Lassam Goodson (1905-1985), Justice of the Peace, volunteer naval officer, chairman of the Royal Yacht Squadron and businessman; son of Sir Alfred Lassam Goodson, 1st Bt. Sitter in 7 portraits.
  • Penelope Jane Vaughan (née Goodson) (1948-), Wife of Rhydian Peter Vaughan; daughter of Hugh Lassam Goodson. Sitter in 5 portraits.

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  • Francis Goodman (1913-1989), Photographer. Artist or producer of 1400 portraits, Sitter in 6 portraits.

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Current affairs

Harold Macmillan takes over as Conservative prime minister, manoeuvring Eden out of power after his poor handling of the Suez Crisis the previous year.
The Wolfenden Report recommends that homosexuality should no longer be a criminal offence. It still took ten years, however, before any changes were made to the law on homosexuality with the Sexual Offences Act in 1967.

Art and science

The Today Programme is first broadcast on Radio 4. This early morning current affairs programme is known for breaking major stories early, and for its hard-hitting approach and tough interviewing style. Presenters have included: Robert Robinson, Brian Redhead, Libby Purves, Jenni Murray, Sue MacGregor, John Humphrys, Anna Ford and James Naughtie.

International

The Treaty of Rome leads to the formation of the European Economic Community. Officially beginning on 1st January 1958, the EEC established a European Common Market, where goods, services, labour and capital could move freely within the European member countries, and shared policies were agreed for labour, social welfare, agriculture, transport, and foreign trade. The EEC preceded the European Community, and the European Union.

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