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.