Michael Arlen
(1895-1956), NovelistSitter in 16 portraits
Novelist of Armenian descent; published his first novel, The London Venture (1922) with the help of Sir Edmund Gosse; his bestseller, The Green Hat (1924), the story of a Mayfair femme fatale, made him a millionaire; further novels and collections of short stories included These Charming People (1925), Lily Christine (1929), Hell! said the Duchess (1934) and Flying Dutchman (1939).
by Cecil Beaton
pencil, 1930s?
NPG 6231
for Bain News Service
bromide press print, 26 August 1925
NPG x194407
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 8 December 1930
NPG x26609
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 8 December 1930
NPG x26610
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 8 December 1930
NPG x26611
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 1930s-1940s
NPG x4073
by Howard Coster
10 x 8 inch film negative, 1935
NPG x10326
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
NPG x2464
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
NPG x2465
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
NPG x2466
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
NPG x2467
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
NPG x2468
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
NPG x2469
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
NPG x2470
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
NPG x2596
after Unknown artist
colour offset lithographic cigarette card, 1937
NPG D42387
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