Rupert Seeley Gleadow (22 January 1909 – 30 October 1974) was a British lawyer and author, who wrote on legal matters under the name of Justin Case. He also wrote extensively on

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. Gleadow was born in

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, the son of Frank and Mary Phyllis Gleadow (née Seeley), and was educated at

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. In his younger days he had a relationship with future novelist

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. He married twice, having one daughter with his first wife Marguerite Rendu, and then marrying a painter named Helen Cooke Helen was the daughter of

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, and sister in law of

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. Gleadow died in London, aged 65.

Bibliography

* ''Astrology of Everyday Life'' Faber, 1940 * ''Origin of the Zodiac'' Cape, 1969

References

1909 births 1974 deaths Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge {{UK-writer-stub