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Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Baron Berners, (born Apley Hall,
Shropshire, 18 September 1883; died Faringdon House, Berkshire,
19 April 1950), was a British composer of classical music,
novelist and painter. He is usually called Lord Berners. He was
an amateur composer who is remembered for his strange, eccentric
behaviour.  Life[change | change source]  Berners was born in
Apley Hall, Bridgnorth, England. The Berners family were related
to King Edward III of England. His father was a naval officer
who was not often at home. He was looked after by his mother and
grandmother who was very religious and very strict. Berners was
very interested in lots of things, especially music, but his
mother did nothing to help him.  At first he went to boarding
school in Cheam. Then he went to Eton. He taught himself to
compose. He became a diplomat and travelled to Rome and
Constantinople. In 1919, when his