The most prominent members of the group included: Cecil Beaton began his career in photography by documenting this set, of which he was a member. Evelyn Waugh's 1930 novel Vile Bodies, adapted as the 2003 film Bright Young Things, is a satirical look at this scene.
They inspired a number of writers, including Nancy Mitford ( Highland Fling), Anthony Powell ( A Dance to the Music of Time), Henry Green ( Party Going), Dorothy Sayers ( Murder Must Advertise), and the poet John Betjeman. They threw flamboyant fancy dress parties, went on elaborate treasure hunts through nighttime London, and some drank heavily or used drugs - all of which was enthusiastically covered by journalists such as Charles Graves and Tom Driberg. The Bright Young Things, or Bright Young People, was a nickname given by the tabloid press to a group of Bohemian young aristocrats and socialites in 1920s London.
For other uses, see Bright young things (disambiguation). This article is about young aristocrats of 1920s London.
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