Name Neville Blond | Died August 4, 1970 | |
Neville Blond CMG OBE (11 February 1896 - 4 August 1970) was a British industrialist.
He was educated at Manchester Grammar School and in Switzerland
John Kenneally VC (1921-2000) wrote that he was an illegitimate son of Blond by Gertrude Nowell Robinson. Blond paid child support, but also doubted his paternity. In 1927 Blond married Eileen Rebecca Nahum; they had two sons; Anthony (1928-2008) and Peter (1929-(?)). In 1944 he married secondly Elaine Marks, daughter of Michael Marks.
At the time he died, Blond was chairman of the English Stage Company, and was succeeded in that role by Robin Fox and Oscar Lewenstein jointly.
Blond was appointed an MBE in 1945 and a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1950.
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