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Mary Maguire (22 February 1919 – 18 May 1974) was an Australian-born actress who briefly became a Hollywood and British film star in the late 1930s. She was born Hélène Teresa Maguire in Melbourne, Australia, to Michael "Mickey" Maguire, footballer, racehorse owner, hotel proprietor, and former welterweight boxer and Mary Jane Maguire. She grew up in Melbourne and Brisbane, her father managing the famous "Bull and Mouth Hotel" in Bourke Street, Melbourne] and later the iconic Bellevue Hotel in Brisbane. In Melbourne, she attended the Academy of Mary Immaculate in Fitzroy. She began acting when she was cast in the film Heritage by director Charles Chauvel at the age of 16. Changing her name to Mary, Maguire then starred in The Flying Doctor, an Australian-British co-production that was filmed in Australia by director Miles Mander and also starred American actor Charles Farrell. With encouragement from Miles Mander, Maguire and her family moved to Hollywood in September 1936. Mander gave her an introduction to fellow Australian John Farrow, who arranged for an interview with a casting director that led to a contract with Warner Bros. Mary made her U.S. debut in That Man's Here Again, followed by B movies Alcatraz Island and Sergeant Murphy with Ronald Reagan. In 1938, after appearing in Mysterious Mr. Moto, she moved to Britain, where she appeared in a few British films. Source: www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/mary-maguire-australia-bor...

Her hat! Reminds me of Carmen Miranda. Edit - via James Vaughan

"CONSTANTINE On May 24th 1942 at "Iverns" Nursery Nursing Home, 82 Cabra Road, to Carmen, wife of Robert J. Constantine, Hibernian Bank, Charleston, Mayo - a daughter (Marie Celeste) " (Irish Independent 30 May 1942 ) beachcomber australia So you were right about her first name

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30 April 1930 was a Wednesday ...

Hmm ... 42 College Road, Cork needs some TLC - maps.app.goo.gl/MheFwsWcaNbbCiE8A !

Mr. J. Murphy's former residence is certainly nothing like Mr. D. O'Connell's the other day.

www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/42-college-road-cork-c...

National Library of Ireland on The Commons Your link opens to the same photo but the title states "Wedding, group of four :
commissioned by Mr. J. Cunningham, 42 College Road, Cork"
not Murphy.

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O Mac Thank you! Need to clean my pince-nez, or get my eyes tested. Maybe both...