Drusilla Beyfus
Drusilla Beyfus | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1927 (age 97–98) Hampstead, London, England |
| Occupation | Etiquette writer |
| Employer(s) | Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design, Reading Mercury, Berkshire Chronicle, Daily Express |
| Spouse | Milton Shulman (m. 1956, died 2004) |
| Children | Jason Shulman Alexandra Shulman Nicola, Marchioness of Normanby |
| Parent(s) | Norman Beyfus and Florence Noel Barker[1] |
Drusilla Norman Beyfus (later Shulman, born 1927) is an English journalist and etiquette writer who is best known for her books on modern modes and manners.
Family
Beyfus was born in 1927 in Hampstead, London, England.[2] She was educated at a private boarding school then attended finishing school as a young woman.[3]
Beyfus met the journalist, war historian and theatre critic Milton Shulman in 1951. After a long courtship, interrupted by her sojourn in America as an author and freelance writer, they married at Caxton Hall in Westminster, London, on 6 June 1956. They had three children, who grew up in Belgravia in Greater London:[4][5]
- Alexandra Shulman (born 1957), a journalist and the editor of British Vogue.[5]
- Nicola Shulman (born 1960), a model, biographer and the wife of Constantine Phipps, 5th Marquess of Normanby.[6][7]
- Jason Shulman (born 1963), a photographer, sculptor and magazine art director.[8]
Beyfus was widowed in 2004.[9]
Career
After leaving finishing school, Beyfus began her writing career writing women's columns at the Reading Mercury and the Berkshire Chronicle.[3] As a young journalist, 19 year old Beyfus was sent to Berlin in 1948 by the Daily Express to cover the Berlin blockade.[10] In the 1960s, she contributed a chapter to Len Deighton’s London Dossier, a guide book to 'modern' London.[11] She was later a features editor at Vogue.[12]
As an etiquette writer,[13] Beyfus has contributed to over 60 different magazine and has published books on the topics of modes and manners.[4]
Beyfus was also formerly a senior tutor at Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design.[12][14]
Publications (selected)
- 1968: The English Marriage: what it is like to be married today
- 1969: Lady Behave: a guide to modern manners for the 1970s (with Anne Edwards)
- 1985: The Bride's Book
- 1992: Courtship - The Done Thing: modern manners in miniature
- 1992: Modern Manners: the essential guide to living in the '90s
- 1992: Parties - The Done Thing: modern manners in miniature
- 1993: Business: the Done Thing
- 1993: Sex: the Done Thing
- 1994: Modern Manners: the complete guide to contemporary etiquette
- 2015: Vogue on Hubert de Givenchy
References
- ^ "Beyfus, Drusilla Norman, writer, editor, broadcaster; Tutor, Central St Martin's College of Art, 1989–2007". Who's Who. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u7471.
- ^ Rubinstein, W.; Jolles, Michael A. (27 January 2011). The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. Springer. p. 909. ISBN 9780230304666. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ a b "The home front". The Telegraph Magazine. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ a b Millard, Rosie (27 July 1997). "Media families; 24. The Shulmans". The Independent. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ a b Day, Elizabeth (31 March 2012). "Never out of Vogue: Alexandra Shulman". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "Nicola Shulman is a modern marchioness among the Tudors". The Standard. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "A Rage for Rock Gardening by Nicola Shulman". Baillie Gifford Prize. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ Honderich, John (9 September 2006). "No pain, no gain ..." The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ Shorter, Eric (25 May 2004). "Milton Shulman". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "The Londoner: Swipe right for a Brexit romance". The Standard. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "What Was There For Kids To Actually Do In 1960s London?". Londonist. 6 April 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ a b "BA Fashion Show 2014". Central Saint Martins. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "What to do if the Queen drops by". The Guardian. 3 June 2002. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Drusilla Beyfus". Hardie Grant Publishing. Retrieved 22 April 2025.