Florence Vivienne Mellish (1889–1982), known simply as Vivienne, was a British photographer and singer. She was married to the artist Ernest George Entwistle (1877–1963), and took up photography in 1934, in order to assist him and their photographer son,

Antony Beauchamp Antony Roger Beauchamp Entwistle (1918 – 18 August 1957) was a British photographer, and the second husband of Sarah Churchill. He was the son of the artist Ernest Entwistle and his wife, fellow photographer Vivienne. He started his photography ...

, (pronounced Beecham). Another son, Clive Entwistle, was an architect and civil engineer. Her autobiography, ''They Came to My Studio: Famous People of Our Time'' was published in 1956. She appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme '' Desert Island Discs'' on 22 July 1963. 208 of her works are in the

National Portrait Gallery National Portrait Gallery may refer to: *National Portrait Gallery (Australia), in Canberra *National Portrait Gallery (Sweden), in Mariefred *National Portrait Gallery (United States), in Washington, D.C. *National Portrait Gallery, London, with s ...

, as is one photograph of her, and works by Beauchamp.

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