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Hetta Empson (Hester Henrietta (Hetta) Crouse) was born on 18 September, 1915 in Kroonstad, South Africa, is a South African sculptor. Discover Hetta Empson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 81 years old?

Popular As Hester Henrietta (Hetta) Crouse
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Age 81 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 18 September, 1915
Birthday 18 September
Birthplace Kroonstad, South Africa
Date of death 22 December, 1996
Died Place N/A
Nationality South Africa

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Her husband is William Empson (from the 1940s until his death in 1984)

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Hetta Empson Net Worth

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1915

Hester Henrietta (Hetta) Crouse Empson (1915–1996) was a South African sculptor.

She was described as a "sculptor, political activist, adventurer and socialite" in her obituary in the Times.

She and her husband William Empson were involved in the London bohemian group that included George Orwell, Louis MacNeice, Jill Neville, Fay Weldon, Lewis Wolpert and Kathleen Raine.

Crouse was born in Kroonstad, South Africa on 18 September 1915.

She attended Bloemfontein University and also studied art in Germany.

She returned to South Africa where she worked on a newspaper.

Crouse returned to Europe with her then-fiancé Rene Graetz.

After touring France and Switzerland, she went on, by herself to England.

She stayed there throughout World War II, working as an ambulance driver and then at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

At the BBC she met her future husband William Empson, the literary critic, with whom she had two sons.

1947

The couple married and they moved to China in 1947.

1952

They stayed there until 1952, when they returned to England.

William Empson moved to Sheffield to teach English at the University of Sheffield while Hetta Empson lived in London.

1956

In 1956 she gave birth to her third son with her lover, the poet Peter Duval Smith.

1979

In 1979 William Empson was knighted and Hetta became Lady Empson.

1996

She died on 22 December 1996.