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Denys George Finch-Hatton MC (24 April 1887 – 14 May 1931) was a British aristocratic big-game hunter and the lover of Baroness Karen von Blixen (also known by her pen name, Isak Dinesen), a Danish noblewoman who wrote about him in her autobiographical book Out of Africa, first published in 1937. In the book, his name is hyphenated: "Finch ...
Jan 8, 2021 · Ninety years ago, the most famous dandy in the history of British Africa died in Kenya when his plane crashed with his loyal servant Kamau. His name was Denys Finch Hatton and, made famous by Karen Blixen's famous novel 'My Africa', he looks like the actor Robert Redford in the collective imagination.
Mar 2, 2006 · Denys Finch Hatton was adored by women and idolized by men. A champion of Africa, legendary for his good looks, his charm, and his prowess as a soldier, lover, and hunter, Finch Hatton inspired Karen Blixen to write the unforgettable stories in Out of Africa .
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Mar 16, 2014 · Denys died in his Gypsy Moth in 1931, and in unexplained circumstances. He was taking off from the airstrip down in Voi in southern Kenya when his craft exploded. He and his Kikuyu co-pilot were killed. Denys was forty four. View towards Nairobi from Denys Finch Hatton’s Grave, and overlooking another Kikuyu smallholding. *
Jul 14, 2009 · Denys Finch Hatton was the second son of an earl, a highly privileged aristocrat who seemed to have everything: good looks, charm, adored by men and women alike. Denys' family could trace their ancestry back to Sir Christopher Hatton, Queen Elizabeth's courtier.
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Apr 29, 2007 · The story of Denys Finch Hatton, aristocrat, swashbuckling lion slayer and bewitcher of women.
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Sara Wheeler explores the life and times of Denys Finch Hatton, a British adventurer and lover of Karen Blixen in colonial Kenya. She contrasts his story with Blixen's Out of Africa and reveals his connections with royalty, celebrities and wildlife.
