°Charles Patrick (von)Ranke Graves b. 1 Dec 1899 d. 21 Feb 1971 was a British journalist, travel writer and novelist. He came from a large and creative literary family. Among his nine siblings were the writers Robert Graves and Philip Graves.
Graves was briefly engaged to the socialite and actress Elvira Barney. Elvira Enid Barney (née Mullens; 22 January 1904 – 25 December 1936) was an English socialite and actress known professionally as Dolores Ashley.
m1.17 Dec 1929 Margaret Ethel Leigh (1901–1962) a paediatric nurse. Among their wedding guests was Stanley Baldwin and Rudyard Kipling.
m2.22 Sep 1966 Vivien Winch (1912–1975) It was her third marriage.
His grandfather Rev Charles Graves