Lady Diana Cooper (Diana (née Manners), Viscountess Norwich)
(1892-1986), Actress and writer; wife of 1st Viscount Norwich; daughter of 8th Duke of RutlandSitter associated with 39 portraits
Socialite and actress (and Great Aunt of Prime Minister David Cameron), Lady Diana first became known as a member of 'The Coterie' set in London before the first World War. Following her marriage in 1919 to Alfred Duff Cooper (later Viscount Norwich), who was to serve as a minister in Churchill's War Cabinet, Lady Diana's reputation as a society hostess was confirmed. Her reputation as a beauty was cemented with Hoppé's decision to include her in the 1922, Book of Fair Women. As an actress, her most famous role was as the Madonna in Max Reinhardt's The Miracle, a role she played on Broadway in 1923 and was to play for three years on tour around Europe and in Britain.
by Bertram Park
half-plate glass negative, 9 April 1932
NPG x132045
by Bertram Park
half-plate glass negative, 9 April 1932
NPG x132046
Lady Diana Cooper (Diana (née Manners), Viscountess Norwich) as the nun in 'The Miracle'
by Fred G. Curson
bromide print, 1932
NPG x22609
Lady Diana Cooper (Diana (née Manners), Viscountess Norwich) as the nun in 'The Miracle'
by Fred G. Curson
bromide print, 1932
NPG x22610
by Marcus Adams
half-plate glass negative, 1935
NPG x132041
Lady Diana Cooper (Diana (née Manners), Viscountess Norwich)
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 1941
NPG x40063
Lady Diana Cooper (Diana (née Manners), Viscountess Norwich)
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 1941
NPG x40065
by Topical Press
bromide press print, 17 February 1942
NPG x184345
Lady Diana Cooper (Diana (née Manners), Viscountess Norwich)
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 4 December 1944
NPG x40064
by International News Photos
bromide press print, 18 August 1948
NPG x184346
Lady Diana Cooper (Diana (née Manners), Viscountess Norwich)
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate negative, October 1958
NPG x82485
by Unknown photographer
bromide press print, 1970s
NPG x184196
by Unknown photographer
bromide press print, early 1970s
NPG x184347
Lady Diana Cooper (Diana (née Manners), Viscountess Norwich)
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 1929
NPG x6368
Lady Diana Cooper (Diana (née Manners), Viscountess Norwich) as 'Charity' at The Living Poster Ball
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
halftone reproduction tear sheet, published 16 July 1930
NPG x137072
Lady Diana Cooper (Diana (née Manners), Viscountess Norwich); Winston Churchill
probably by Virginia Surtees
vintage snapshot print, circa 1946
NPG x136175
probably by Virginia Surtees
vintage snapshot print, circa 1946
NPG x136176
Lady Diana Cooper (Diana (née Manners), Viscountess Norwich)
by Virginia Surtees
vintage snapshot print, September 1946
NPG x136193
Lady Diana Cooper (Diana (née Manners), Viscountess Norwich)
by Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 1958
NPG x89089
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