Helen Maud Gamble (née Isherwood); Anthea Rosemary Carew (née Gamble); Patrick Henry Noel Gamble by Cavendish Morton

Anthea Rosemary Gamble Carew (1906–1960) was, together with her brother Patrick, part of the

Bright Young Things __NOTOC__ The Bright Young Things, or Bright Young People, was a nickname given by the tabloid press to a group of Bohemianism, Bohemian young Aristocracy (class), aristocrats and socialites in 1920s London. They threw flamboyant costume party, f ...

of the 1920s.

Biography

Anthea Rosemary Gamble was born in 1906, the daughter of

Henry Gamble Henry Reginald Gamble (6 November 1859 – 9 August 1931) was an Anglican priest and author. He was the Dean of Exeter in the Church of England from 1918 to 1931. Gamble was educated at Oriel College, Oxford and ordained in 1885. He held Curate ...

, Anglican priest and author, Dean of Exeter in the Church of England from 1918 to 1931, and Helen Maud Isherwood. Her brother was Patrick Gamble.NPG details
/ref> In 1928, Gamble married the Times sports journalist

Dudley Carew Dudley Charles Carew (3 July 1903 – 22 March 1981) was an English journalist, writer, poet and film critic. Life and career Carew was educated at Lancing College, where he was the best friend of Evelyn Waugh. Later in life, Waugh spurned Carew ...

. The marriage lasted only few months. In the early 1930s Anthea Gamble was one of

Brenda Dean Paul Brenda Irene Isabelle Frances Theresa Dean Paul (8 May 1907 – 26 July 1959), generally known by her stage name Brenda Dean Paul, was a British silent film actress, socialite, and " Bright Young Thing" in the 1920s. Her use of illegal drugs la ...

's closest friends. Like Paul, Carew was also a morphine addict. She was prosecuted twice in 1932, both cases involving Paul. In the late 1930s, Carew moved to

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a Historic counties of England, historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other Eng ...

References

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