London. UK. Rupert Everett and Dinny McGinley (purple tie), Minister of State for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltracht in the Republic of Ireland at the ceremony to unveil the refurbished and cleaned up tomb of writer Oscar Wilde at the Pere Lachaise Cemetery, Paris. It was the 111th anniversay of Wilde's death in Paris in 1900 who died on this date. He had moved to Paris following his trial and imprisonment in Britain. The tomb was designed by the american sculptor Jacob Epstein but for many years it had become covered in graffiti. It is now protected with a screen so fans of Oscar Wilde will
London. UK. Rupert Everett and Dinny McGinley (purple tie), Minister of State for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltracht in the Republic of Ireland at the ceremony to unveil the refurbished and cleaned up tomb of writer Oscar Wilde at the Pere Lachaise Cemetery, Paris. It was the 111th anniversay of Wilde's death in Paris in 1900 who died on this date. He had moved to Paris following his trial and imprisonment in Britain. The tomb was designed by the american sculptor Jacob Epstein but for many years it had become covered in graffiti. It is now protected with a screen so fans of Oscar Wilde will now have to kiss the tree nearby. The ceremony was attended by members of Wilde family and representatives from the Irish Republic. Everett read extracts from Wilde's works De Profoundis and The Ballad of Reading Gaol (Jail).30th November 2011. Ref:LMK58-31684-301111. Baxter/Landmark Media WEBSITE WITHOUT PRIOR ARRANGEMENT.
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