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Jan 23, 2021 · In a new documentary set to screen on BBC NI, Wilde's grandson Merlin Holland asks if Carson deserves the reputation as the man who took down his grandfather. In 1895, Wilde fought a duel in...
Jan 23, 2021 · There is a moment in the new BBC documentary, Edward Carson and the Fall of Oscar Wilde, when Merlin Holland actually moans at his grandfather's inability to resist making a joke.
- Gerry Moriarty
Jan 8, 2024 · Merlin Holland is the only child of Vyvyan Holland, who was the younger son of Oscar Wilde. Vyvyan outlived his brother Cyril who got killed in World War I. He wrote his autobiography Son of Oscar Wilde aged 68 and died in 1967, at 80.
- Silvia Pingitore
Jun 9, 2024 · Gyles Brandreth, honorary president of the Oscar Wilde Society, interviews Merlin Holland for his podcast Rosebud. Holland is Wilde’s grandson and an honorary patron of the Oscar Wilde Society. “Merlin’s story, and that of his family, is captivating,” Brandreth says.
Oct 13, 2014 · Merlin Holland carries in his genes a quite incredible literary legacy; he's the only grandchild of Oscar Wilde. I open our telephone conversation (Holland lives in France) by mentioning I recently read Richard Ellman's landmark biography of Wilde, but he is instantly cautious.
Jun 11, 2023 · This poignant idiosyncrasy goes back three generations to Oscar, and at least two further generations beyond, as follows; — Lucian Holland (Merlin’s son) was born 12 years too late to meet his paternal grandfather, Vyvyan Holland; — Merlin Holland, Oscar’s only grandson, was born several decades after Oscar died in 1900;
Jun 10, 2024 · An insightful interview with Merlin Holland, Oscar Wilde’s grandson and an hon. patron of the Oscar Wilde Society, has been published on The Shortlisted’s website. In it, writer Silvia Pingitore discusses with Merlin issues such as homosexuality, Wilde’s reputation, cancel culture and Merlin’s personal relationship with his grandfather ...
