# Who is Beau Brummel?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 23, 2005, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-beau-brummel/305122 "2005-05-23T17:58:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-beau-brummel/305122/21 "2005-05-25T00:50:25Z")

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> [@Slithy Tove](#):
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> Yours Truly, who looks like he’d been spayed with industial adhesive

I’m not sure what this entails, but whatever it is I bet it’s painful.

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-beau-brummel/305122/22 "2005-05-25T02:46:39Z")

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For a fictional, but reasonably accurate portrayal, read _Regency Buck_ by Georgette Heyer.

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**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-beau-brummel/305122/23 "2005-05-25T11:13:12Z")

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I can’t vouch for its historical accuracy, but there is a charming little 1950s film starring Stewart Granger as Mr. Brummell: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046759/](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046759/)

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