Biographical entry Casey, Ethel Marian (Maie) (1891 - 1983)

Lady

Born
13 March 1891
Brunswick (Melbourne), Victoria, Australia
Died
20 January 1983
Occupation
Artist, Writer and Writer of Inscription
Alternative Names
  • Ryan, Ethel Marian Sumner

Details

Maie Casey was a writer and artist. Born Ethel Marian Sumner Ryan, she married R.G. Casey June 1926. A woman of bohemian sensibilities, she befriended Australian modernists and wrote poetry, biography, reminiscences and historical studies. Ambitious for her husband's political career, she was dubbed 'Lady Macbeth' by Menzies.

Source

Langmore, Diane. Casey, Ethel Marian (Maie) (1891-1983), Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Published in hard copy 2007, accessed online 23 September 2012.