Duff Twysden
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Mary Duff Stirling, Lady Twysden (1893 – 27 June 1938) was a British socialite most famous for being the model for Brett Ashley in Ernest Hemingway
's novel The Sun Also Rises
.
She was the eldest child of Baynes Wright Smurthwaite by his wife Charlotte Lilias Stirling.
On 4 January 1914 her engagement to John Churchill Craigie, son of Pearl Richards Craigie, was announced, but her first marriage was to Edward Luttrell Grimston Byrom, son of Edward Byrom DL of Culver, Devon and Kersal Cell, Lancashire, who served as High Sheriff of Devon
in 1888, by his wife Florence Maria, daughter and co-heiress of Marmaduke Jerard Grimston, of Grimston Garth and Kilnwick
. Luttrell Byrom petitioned for divorce in 1915 citing one G. Henderson as a co-respondent
. Her second marriage was at Edinburgh on 26 January 1917, to Sir Roger Thomas Twysden, a naval officer. He had succeeded as tenth Baronet
on 1 May 1911, so Duff became known as Lady Twysden. Their son Anthony, later eleventh Baronet, was born on 11 March 1918.
Sir Roger and Lady Twysden were divorced in 1926. Duff Twysden eventually married artist Clinton King and died in Texas of tuberculosis
when she was forty-five.
In the 1988 miniseries Hemingway, starring Stacy Keach
, Duff Twysden was played by Fiona Fullerton
.
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Miller Hemingway was an American author and journalist. His economic and understated style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image influenced later generations. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the...
's novel The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises is a 1926 novel written by American author Ernest Hemingway about a group of American and British expatriates who travel from Paris to the Festival of San Fermín in Pamplona to watch the running of the bulls and the bullfights. An early and enduring modernist novel, it received...
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She was the eldest child of Baynes Wright Smurthwaite by his wife Charlotte Lilias Stirling.
On 4 January 1914 her engagement to John Churchill Craigie, son of Pearl Richards Craigie, was announced, but her first marriage was to Edward Luttrell Grimston Byrom, son of Edward Byrom DL of Culver, Devon and Kersal Cell, Lancashire, who served as High Sheriff of Devon
High Sheriff of Devon
The High Sheriff of Devon is the Queen's representative for the County of Devon, a territory known as his bailiwick. Selected from three nominated people, he holds his office over the duration of a year. He has judicial, ceremonial and administrative functions and executes High Court...
in 1888, by his wife Florence Maria, daughter and co-heiress of Marmaduke Jerard Grimston, of Grimston Garth and Kilnwick
Kilnwick
Kilnwick is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the Yorkshire Wolds approximately south of Driffield town centre and north of Beverley town centre....
. Luttrell Byrom petitioned for divorce in 1915 citing one G. Henderson as a co-respondent
Co-respondent
In English law, a co-respondent is, in general, a respondent to a petition, or other legal proceeding, along with another or others, or a person called upon to answer in some other way.- Divorce :...
. Her second marriage was at Edinburgh on 26 January 1917, to Sir Roger Thomas Twysden, a naval officer. He had succeeded as tenth Baronet
Twysden Baronets
There have been two Baronetcies created, both in the Baronetage of England, for members of the Twysden family of Kent.The Baronetcy of Twysden of Roydon Hall, Kent was created on 29 June 1611 for William Twysden of Roydon Hall, East Peckham, Kent, the son of Roger Twysden, High Sheriff of Kent in...
on 1 May 1911, so Duff became known as Lady Twysden. Their son Anthony, later eleventh Baronet, was born on 11 March 1918.
Sir Roger and Lady Twysden were divorced in 1926. Duff Twysden eventually married artist Clinton King and died in Texas of tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
when she was forty-five.
In the 1988 miniseries Hemingway, starring Stacy Keach
Stacy Keach
Stacy Keach is an American actor and narrator. He is most famous for his dramatic roles; however, he has done narration work in educational programming on PBS and the Discovery Channel, as well as some comedy and musical...
, Duff Twysden was played by Fiona Fullerton
Fiona Fullerton
Fiona Elizabeth Fullerton is a Nigerian-born British actress.She is perhaps best known for her role as KGB spy Pola Ivanova in the 1985 James Bond film A View to a Kill and as Alice in the 1972 film Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.Fullerton made her film debut in 1969 with a role in Run Wild, Run...
.