Alfred Douglas was an English writer born on October 22, 1870. He is best known for his romantic relationship with Oscar Wilde, but he also had a successful career as a writer, publishing poetry collections such as The City of the Soul and The Placid Pug. His memoir, The Autobiography of Lord Alfred Douglas, was published in 1931.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $1.7 billion (2024)
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About
Best remembered for his romantic association with the renowned Irish Playwright and fiction Writer Oscar Wilde, he also had a career as a Writer in his on right, publishing such poetry collections as The City of the Soul and The Placid Pug. His memoir, The Autobiography of Lord Alfred Douglas, was published in 1931.
Before Fame
While studying at Magdalen College, Oxford, he edited a collegiate journal titled The Spirit Lamp.
Trivia
His poem 'Two Loves' was used by the prosecution in the 1895 sodomy trial of Oscar Wilde.
Family Life
After the death of his lover Oscar Wilde, Douglas married a poet named Olive Eleanor Custance. The union resulted in a son named Raymond Wilfred Sholto Douglas.
Associated With
He was portrayed by Jude Law in the 1997 British biopic Wilde.