Anthea Rosemary Gamble Carew (1906–1960) was a British socialite, who was, together with her brother Patrick, part of the

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of the 1920s.

Biography

Anthea Rosemary Gamble was born in 1906, the daughter of

Henry Gamble Henry Reginald Gamble (6 November 1859 – 9 August 1931) was an Anglican [priest and author. He was the Dean of Exeter in the Church of England from 1918 to 1931. Gamble was educated at Oriel College, Oxford and ordained in 1885. He held Curat ...

, Anglican priest and author, Dean of Exeter in the Church of England from 1918 to 1931, and Helen Maud Isherwood. Her brother was Patrick Gamble.NPG details
/ref> In 1928, Gamble married the Times sports journalist Dudley Carew. The marriage lasted only few months. In the early 1930s Anthea Gamble was one of Brenda Dean Paul's closest friends. Like Paul, Carew was also a morphine addict. She was prosecuted twice in 1932, both cases involving Paul. In the late 1930s, Carew moved to

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Carew, Anthea Gamble 1906 births 1960 deaths English socialites