The Whistler family are a notable artistic family from the south of England whose members include the prominent English national figures, brothers Rex Whistler and Laurence Whistler. Family Members (currently living) *Caroline (Robin) Whistler (born 1944), writer and illustrator. Married James Ravilious in 1970. Two children, Ben Ravilious and Ella. *Daniel Whistler (born 1954), documentary film maker. *Frances (Fan) Whistler (born 1957), literary editor for the Oxford University Press. Family Members (deceased) *Rex Whistler (1905-1944), artist, designer and illustrator. Brother of Laurence. *Laurence Whistler (1912-2000), poet and glass engraver. Brother of Rex. Married Jill Furse in 1939 (she died in 1944). He married her sister Theresa in 1950. *Theresa Whistler (née Furse), (1927-2007), children's author and biographer of Walter de la Mare. Obituary *Simon Whistler (1940-2005), viola player and glass engraver. M.1 Jenny Helsham (violinist) (1971). M.2 Maggie Faultless (1997) (violinist, leader of the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra). Obituary
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