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Barry H. Wiley:
When you were doing your research on Anna Eva Fay, did you come across any information about her daughter in law Eva Fay? I can't seem to find much on line about her. My grandfather Budde Brumbaugh was her manager and I would love to find more information about what he did for her and about her life. Thank you, Susan Lytle
Barry H. Wiley
Ms Lytle:
It would have been great to learn more about your grandfather for the AEF bio. Yes, I did get into Eva Fay's life, but not to the degree of AEF. That Annie hated Eva was very real. But, Eva and John regularly visited Heathman Manor, Annie's home as was noted in the local Melrose papers..
One problem in digging into AEF is that she and Eva were and are confused. Physically, of course, they could not have been more different, as Eva was almost six feet tall while Annie was only five feet. Both women had a very strong stage presence, as was noted in Eva's case when, after the death of John Fay, she went on the stage in a weak play that didn't last long, but Eva's stage presence was noted by most of the critics. A poster of that play is included in the Bio. If you live near Boston, or may be traveling to Boston, the present owners of Heathman Manor would be delighted to show you around. They are Dr. Gene Yee and Jennifer Yee. Jenn is Annie's great niece (she is a Pingree). The Fay home, the house that Annie gave to John, furnished with a full bank account, is next door and is still called the Fay House. The house to the right as you approach Heathman Manor is the house where Annie's servants lived.
All my files for the Fay bio are in a box in the attic, but I can dig through for the Eva file. I don't recall now what all is in there, but I would be happy to look through depending on how much information you might need. I assume you know the story of Eva being killed in as car crash.
Regards, Barry
It would have been great to learn more about your grandfather for the AEF bio. Yes, I did get into Eva Fay's life, but not to the degree of AEF. That Annie hated Eva was very real. But, Eva and John regularly visited Heathman Manor, Annie's home as was noted in the local Melrose papers..
One problem in digging into AEF is that she and Eva were and are confused. Physically, of course, they could not have been more different, as Eva was almost six feet tall while Annie was only five feet. Both women had a very strong stage presence, as was noted in Eva's case when, after the death of John Fay, she went on the stage in a weak play that didn't last long, but Eva's stage presence was noted by most of the critics. A poster of that play is included in the Bio. If you live near Boston, or may be traveling to Boston, the present owners of Heathman Manor would be delighted to show you around. They are Dr. Gene Yee and Jennifer Yee. Jenn is Annie's great niece (she is a Pingree). The Fay home, the house that Annie gave to John, furnished with a full bank account, is next door and is still called the Fay House. The house to the right as you approach Heathman Manor is the house where Annie's servants lived.
All my files for the Fay bio are in a box in the attic, but I can dig through for the Eva file. I don't recall now what all is in there, but I would be happy to look through depending on how much information you might need. I assume you know the story of Eva being killed in as car crash.
Regards, Barry
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