Webb

Webb (wɛb)

—n
1.	Sir Aston. 1849--1930, British architect. His work includes the Victoria and Albert Museum (1909), the Victoria Memorial (1911), and Admiralty Arch (1911)
2.	Mary (Gladys). 1881--1927, British novelist, remembered for her novels of rustic life, notably Precious Bane (1924)
3.	Sidney (James), Baron Passfield. 1859--1947, British economist, social historian, and Fabian socialist. He and his wife (Martha) Beatrice (née Potter), 1858--1943, British writer on social and economic problems, collaborated in The History of Trade Unionism (1894) and English Local Government (1906--29), helped found the London School of Economics (1895), and started the New Statesman (1913)

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"When Mabelle Webb died, Clifton began the mourning that lasted until his own death. Noel Coward noted in a letter, . . . "Poor Clifton . . . is still, after two months, wailing and sobbing over Mabelle's death. As she was well over ninety, gaga, and driving him mad for years, this seems excessive and over indulgent. . . ." The most famous remark to go the rounds of Clifton Webb's friends was Noel Coward's final, acerbic one to him: "It must be tough to be orphaned at seventy-one!""

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