Marian Francis Osborne (May 14, 1871 – September 5, 1931) was a Canadian writer.
The daughter of George Grant Francis, from Wales, and Marian Osler, who was the cousin of Sir
William Osler
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, she was born Marian Georgina Francis in
Montreal
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. She attended the Sacred Heart Convent in
London, Ontario
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and then
Hellmuth Ladies' College
Hellmuth Ladies' College (founded September 1869; closed 1899) was a private college for women in London, Ontario. The college was founded by Reverend Isaac Hellmuth and was inaugurated by Prince Arthur. The college had no official connection wit ...
. She attended
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Australia
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but never graduated, leaving school to marry Charles Lambert Bath in 1893. The couple lived in
Swansea
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The city is the twenty-fifth largest in ...
in Wales. Osborne returned to Canada after her husband committed suicide in 1899. In 1902, she married Colonel Henry Campbell Osborne, a lawyer and member of the military.
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In 1914, she published ''Poems''. While she was living in ]Ottawa
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during the 1920s, she published poems for children, sonnets and a play ''The Point of View'', a comedy and two ballets. A British film company purchased her scenario ''The Priest and the Pagan''. English composer Frank Lambert set several of her lyrics to music.[
Osborne died in Ottawa of liver disease at the age of 60]Beechwood Cemetery
Beechwood Cemetery, located in the former city of Vanier in Ottawa, Ontario, is the National Cemetery of Canada. It is the final resting place for over 82,000 Canadians from all walks of life, such as important politicians like Governor Genera ...
.
See also
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References
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1871 births
1931 deaths
20th-century Canadian women writers
20th-century Canadian poets
Canadian women children's writers