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5. Actually, Oscar Wilde's marriage was pretty good, until he had the affair with 'Bosie' Douglas

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 07:30 PM

Jul 2013

See eg http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/jun/24/constance-mrs-wilde-franny-moyle-review

Not that the UK names act anything other than the proper name, but 'Wilde' would be inappropriate. If you want someone well known for whom this would have made so much difference, try Nigel Hawthorne, and his partner who survived him: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2549133.stm

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