Norman Dalziel Warne

Was the third son of publisher Frederick Warne, and joined his father's firm Frederick Warne & Co as an editor. In 1900, the company rejected Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit, but eventually reconsidered and in October 1902, published the book to great success. Norman Warne became Potter's editor and they worked together on several subsequent books and spinoffs such as soft toys and The Game of Peter Rabbit. In 1904, Potter and Warne worked closely together to develop a tale about two mice and a doll's house. Potter began spending more time at the firm's offices and took several trips to Warne's home to sketch a doll's house he was constructing for his nieces. In July 1905 Warne proposed. Potter accepted, but on 25 August 1905, before a marriage could take place, Warne died suddenly and unexpectedly of leukemia. Potter remained in touch with Warne's sister Millie for many years, and his brothers Harold and Fruing became her editors. The relationship between Potter and Warne became the basis for the film Miss Potter (2006). In 2012, a decision to erect a plaque at Warne's former home in Bedford Square honouring his memory was turned down by English Heritage, presumably because of the lack of funding on English Heritage's part, as they have the funding to erect only twelve to fifteen plaques a year. Source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm8071720/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm

Born 6 July 1868, Norman Dalziel Warne was the third son of Frederick Warne, founder of the London publishing house whose most famous author was Beatrix Potter. Norman Warne proposed to Miss Potter by letter on 25 July 1905; she accepted the same day. Tragically, he died one month later, 25 August 1905, of pernicious anemia due to lymphatic leukemia. He was buried at 29 August 1905 at Highgate Cemetery (West), Highgate, Greater London, England.

Sources

• Find A Grave Memorial# 46958830
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Warne