Mary Freeman Byrne (nee Keith ) (4 October 1886 – 18 January 1961) was an American author who sometimes wrote under the pen name Marie Byrne .

Byrne was born in Brockton , Massachusetts , and trained for the stage at the Leland Powers Theatrical School in Boston . She appeared in plays with such actors of the day as Joan Davis and Donald Meek . ^[1]

She gave up acting and settled in England after marrying Ferdinand Byrne, who had a medical practise in London .

Byrne wrote short stories for American and British magazines, including Modern Weekly , Charm , and Home Weekly . Byrne published her novel Softly Softly in 1958, under the pen name Marie Byrne. ^[2]

Byrne died at coastal Old House Farm, West Itchenor , West Sussex England in 1961 whereas her main home was declared to be 3 Watford Home, Northwood , Middlesex. Her estate was publicly sworn at ￡16,673 (equivalent to ￡469,000 in 2023). Her executors were Natalie W V Wolff, Phyllis R Doyle, and Miles Austin Byrne, an actor-relative.

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