Vivian Forbes

Born: 1891

Death: 1937

Biography:

Vivian Forbes (August 8, 1891 – December 24, 1937) was an English soldier, painter and poet in the early 20th century, and the longtime partner of painter Glyn Philpot. Forbes was enlisted in the Royal Fusiliers and met Philpot at a training in Aldershot in 1915. He was involved in business in Egypt after the war, and before beginning a more seriou...