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Alfred Douglas

(1928–1985) Cricketer Australia

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Alfred Douglas was a cricketer from Australia, best known for Oscar Wilde and Myself.

Quick Facts About Alfred Douglas

Born
October 29, 1928
Died
January 1, 1985
Nationality
Australia
Profession
Cricketer
Notable works
Oscar Wilde and Myself

About Alfred Douglas

Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas, also known as Bosie Douglas, was an English poet and journalist, and a lover of Oscar Wilde. At the University of Oxford, he edited an undergraduate journal, The Spirit Lamp, that carried a homoerotic subtext, and met Wilde, starting a close but stormy relationship. Douglas's father, John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, abhorred it and set out to humiliate Wilde, publicly accusing him of homosexuality. Wilde sued him for criminal libel, but Queensberry produced witnesses who attested to the truth of his claim, and Wilde was later imprisoned. On his release, he briefly lived with Douglas, but they had separated by the time Wilde died in 1900. Douglas married the bisexual poet Olive Custance in 1902 and had a son, Raymond.

Biography source: Wikipedia

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