English composer Agnes Elisabeth Lutyens (1906-1983), daughter of noted architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, often seemed a walking contradiction. She was a strong, intelligent woman who could embrace socialism and still be a social snob. Among her works, Ô saisons, ô châteaux for soprano and strings was her earliest success is among the best remembered. She was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1969.
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- (Agnes) Elisabeth Lutyens (Clark) (1906-1983) List of holdings in the English National Portrait Gallery for which she sat, including two online copies of photographs.
- Elisabeth Lutyens Filmography showing a number of horror films from the Internet Movie Database.
- Elisabeth Lutyens Detailed biography showing much of her unhappy personal life and later problems with alcohol as well as detailing her abilities and triumphs by David C. F. Wright for MusicWeb UK.