Talk:Bridget Griffen-Foley

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History

Griffen-Foley was either a granddaughter or great-granddaughter of James Joseph Griffen Foley (1872–1924),^[1] basso, singing teacher and critic (Crotchets & Quavers in The Sun),^[2] who married Lilla Louise Lebrun Marsh in 1910.^[1] They had a son and three daughters. She made headlines in 1938 when, as a widow, she sued a Sydney businessman for breach of promise.^[3] She died in 1964. Their only son John Raymond Griffen-Foley (1911 – 23 July 1991)^[4] married Vida Althea Lancaster on 22 August 1936.^[5] He was a journalist on the staff of The Sun, perhaps best known for theatre reviews.^[6] Was he the father of Bridget and Luke 35 years later as the Daily Telegraph article of 2015 seems to indicate, or was there a son of a similar name born c. 1940, journalist with the "Tele", married Helen c. 1965, which makes more sense.--User:Doug butler (talk)

References

^ ^a ^b John Carmody (1983). Australian Dictionary of Biography: Griffen Foley, James Joseph (1872–1924). National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
^ "Griffen Foley". The Sun (Sydney). No. 4220. New South Wales, Australia. 13 May 1924. p. 9. Retrieved 8 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "£300 Damages". The Maitland Daily Mercury. No. 20, 927. New South Wales, Australia. 11 May 1938. p. 2. Retrieved 8 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Family Notices – Deaths". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1991-07-23 – via Ryerson Index.
^ "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 30, 895. New South Wales, Australia. 9 January 1937. p. 16. Retrieved 8 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Little Theatres". The Sun (Sydney). No. 1681. New South Wales, Australia. 16 June 1935. p. 23. Retrieved 8 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[adb-1] John Carmody (1983). Australian Dictionary of Biography: Griffen Foley, James Joseph (1872–1924). National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 7 February 2023.

[2] "Griffen Foley". The Sun (Sydney). No. 4220. New South Wales, Australia. 13 May 1924. p. 9. Retrieved 8 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[3] "£300 Damages". The Maitland Daily Mercury. No. 20, 927. New South Wales, Australia. 11 May 1938. p. 2. Retrieved 8 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[4] "Family Notices – Deaths". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1991-07-23 – via Ryerson Index.

[5] "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 30, 895. New South Wales, Australia. 9 January 1937. p. 16. Retrieved 8 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[6] "Little Theatres". The Sun (Sydney). No. 1681. New South Wales, Australia. 16 June 1935. p. 23. Retrieved 8 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

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