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Name: THORNHILL, Dorothy Evelyn, Mrs
Nee: Cotter, dau of Herbert Robert George Cotter
Birth Date: 1901 Fulham, London
Death Date: 4 Dec 1974 Grahamstown, S. Africa, same day as her husband
Profession: Trained in ballet and had danced at Sadlers Wells, but when she grew too tall for that, her parents had her trained for Grand Opera
Area: Molo
Married: In Bayswater, London 14 Dec 1927 Christopher James 'Buster' Thornhill (1893-1974)
Children: Evelyn Frances (1929-2021); Rosemary Ann Patricia (4 Sep 1932-2018)
Book Reference: Over my Shoulder
General Information:
Great friends of Tony and Molly Ryan
Over my Shoulder - She was a conversationalist 'par excellence', witty and knowledgeable and, in all things cultural, kept us on our toes. It was an enigma how these two people [Dorothy and Chris] so many miles apart in almost every way had found each other and come together in marriage.