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Nesta Obermer OBE, (née Sawyer; 14 September 1893 – 3 October 1984), was a British philanthropist, playwright and artist. Born in Norfolk, she began writing as a child when illness forced her to be confined for a lengthy period. Travelling often, as a diplomat's daughter she began writing articles as a war correspondent during World War I. She married a wealthy playwright in 1925. As participants in an international social circle, the two travelled widely. Encouraged by her husband, Obermer wrote three plays which were produced in the 1930s in London theatres and was a well known reader on BBC Radio until the 1940s.

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  • Nesta Obermer OBE, (née Sawyer; 14 September 1893 – 3 October 1984), was a British philanthropist, playwright and artist. Born in Norfolk, she began writing as a child when illness forced her to be confined for a lengthy period. Travelling often, as a diplomat's daughter she began writing articles as a war correspondent during World War I. She married a wealthy playwright in 1925. As participants in an international social circle, the two travelled widely. Encouraged by her husband, Obermer wrote three plays which were produced in the 1930s in London theatres and was a well known reader on BBC Radio until the 1940s. Between 1936 and 1944, she had a romantic relationship with the painter Gluck, who called Obermer both her wife and her muse. When World War II ended, Obermer and her husband moved to Hawaii, living in Honolulu for the next 20 years. She had long contributed to good causes, often those with educational aims, and continued this work there. She became a painter and participated in both solo and group showings, often using them as fund raisers for charitable causes. In 1969, Obermer moved to Paudex, Switzerland, where she remained until her death in 1984. She was honoured as an officer of the Order of the British Empire and received the Distinguished Women Award from Northwood University for her philanthropy and stature as a role model. The University of Hawaii awards a music scholarship in her name. (en)
  • Nesta Obermer nata Ella Ernestine Sawyer (Cromer, 14 settembre 1893 – Paudex, 3 ottobre 1984) è stata una filantropa, pittrice e drammaturga britannica. Ha iniziato a scrivere da bambina, a causa di una malattia che la costrinse a restare in isolamento per diverso tempo. Viaggiando spesso, in quanto figlia di un diplomatico, iniziò a scrivere articoli come corrispondente di guerra durante la prima guerra mondiale. Nel 1925 sposa un ricco drammaturgo; incoraggiata dal marito, Obermer scrive tre commedie che furono rappresentate negli anni '30 nei teatri londinesi e diventa una delle voci della BBC Radio fino agli anni '40. Tra il 1936 e il 1944 ebbe una relazione sentimentale con Gluck, pittrice gender non conforming, che definì Obermer sia sua moglie che la sua musa ispiratrice. Alla fine della seconda guerra mondiale, Obermer e suo marito si trasferirono alle Hawaii, ad Honolulu, dove vissero per 20 anni, dedicandosi alla filantropia. Nello stesso periodo inizia a dipingere, partecipando a mostre personali e collettive, spesso vendendo i propri quadri per raccogliere fondi per cause di beneficenza. Nel 1969 Obermer si trasferì a Paudex, in Svizzera, dove rimase fino alla sua morte nel 1984. Ha ricevuto l'Ordine dell'Impero Britannico e ha ricevuto il Distinguished Women Award dalla Northwood University per la sua filantropia. L'Università delle Hawaii assegna una borsa di studio musicale a suo nome. (it)
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  • Ella Ernestine Obermer, Ella Sawyer Obermer, Nesta Sawyer (en)
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  • 1893-09-14 (xsd:date)
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  • Ella Ernestine Sawyer (en)
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  • 1984-10-03 (xsd:date)
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  • Black and white portrait of a woman with curly, short hair, wearing a bead necklace (en)
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  • 1893-09-14 (xsd:date)
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  • Ella Ernestine Sawyer (en)
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  • Cromer, Norfolk, England (en)
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  • Obermer, 1952 (en)
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  • 1984-10-03 (xsd:date)
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  • Paudex, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland (en)
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  • Nesta Obermer (en)
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  • British (en)
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  • philanthropist, playwright, artist (en)
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  • Ella Ernestine Obermer, Ella Sawyer Obermer, Nesta Sawyer (en)
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  • Nesta Obermer OBE, (née Sawyer; 14 September 1893 – 3 October 1984), was a British philanthropist, playwright and artist. Born in Norfolk, she began writing as a child when illness forced her to be confined for a lengthy period. Travelling often, as a diplomat's daughter she began writing articles as a war correspondent during World War I. She married a wealthy playwright in 1925. As participants in an international social circle, the two travelled widely. Encouraged by her husband, Obermer wrote three plays which were produced in the 1930s in London theatres and was a well known reader on BBC Radio until the 1940s. (en)
  • Nesta Obermer nata Ella Ernestine Sawyer (Cromer, 14 settembre 1893 – Paudex, 3 ottobre 1984) è stata una filantropa, pittrice e drammaturga britannica. Ha iniziato a scrivere da bambina, a causa di una malattia che la costrinse a restare in isolamento per diverso tempo. Viaggiando spesso, in quanto figlia di un diplomatico, iniziò a scrivere articoli come corrispondente di guerra durante la prima guerra mondiale. Nel 1925 sposa un ricco drammaturgo; incoraggiata dal marito, Obermer scrive tre commedie che furono rappresentate negli anni '30 nei teatri londinesi e diventa una delle voci della BBC Radio fino agli anni '40. (it)
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