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     Margaret Brooke Sullavan was born on 16 May 1909 at Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.A..¹ She was the daughter of Cornelius Sullavan and Garland Brooke.¹ She married, firstly, Henry Jaynes Fonda, son of William Brace Fonda and Elma Herberta Jaynes, on 25 December 1931.¹ She and Henry Jaynes Fonda were divorced in 1932.¹ She married, secondly, William Wyler on 25 November 1934.¹ She married, thirdly, Leland Hayward, son of William Hayward and Sarah Ireland, in 1936.¹ She and William Wyler were divorced on 13 March 1936.¹ She and Leland Hayward were divorced in 1947.¹ She married, fourthly, Kenneth Wagg in 1950.¹ She died on 1 January 1960 at age 50 at New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A., from an overdose.¹
     Margaret Brooke Sullavan was an actress.¹

     Susan Blanchard was born in 1928.¹ She is the daughter of Dorothy Blanchard Jacobson.¹ She married, secondly, Michael Wagner.¹ She married, firstly, Henry Jaynes Fonda, son of William Brace Fonda and Elma Herberta Jaynes, on 27 December 1950 at New York City, New York, U.S.A..¹ She and Henry Jaynes Fonda were divorced in May 1956.¹ She married, thirdly, Richard Widmark in September 1999.¹
     Her married name became Wagner.¹ She was educated at Shipley School, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S.A..¹ From 27 December 1950, her married name became Fonda.¹ From 1999, her married name became Widmark.¹

     Contessa Afdera Franchetti was born in 1931.¹ She is the daughter of Baron Raimondo Franchetti.¹ She married Henry Jaynes Fonda, son of William Brace Fonda and Elma Herberta Jaynes, in 1957.¹ She and Henry Jaynes Fonda were divorced in 1961.¹
     From 1957, her married name became Fonda.¹

     Shirley Maye Adams married Henry Jaynes Fonda, son of William Brace Fonda and Elma Herberta Jaynes, in 1965.¹
     From 1965, her married name became Fonda.¹

     Cornelius Sullavan married Garland Brooke.¹
     Cornelius Sullavan was a stockbroker.¹

     Garland Brooke married Cornelius Sullavan.¹
     Her married name became Sullavan.¹

     William Wyler was born on 1 July 1902 at Mülhausen, Germany.¹ He married, firstly, Margaret Brooke Sullavan, daughter of Cornelius Sullavan and Garland Brooke, on 25 November 1934.¹ He and Margaret Brooke Sullavan were divorced on 13 March 1936.¹ He married, secondly, Margaret Tallichet on 23 October 1938.¹ He died on 27 July 1981 at age 79 at Los Angeles, California, U.S.A..¹ He was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale, California, U.S.A..¹
     William Wyler was baptised with the name of Willi Weiller.¹ He was naturalized as a U.S. citizen in 1928.¹ He was a film director.¹ He gained the rank of Major between 1942 and 1945 in the service of the U.S. Army Air Corps.¹ He was decorated with the award of Academy Award (Best Director, for Mrs. Miniver) in 1943.¹ He was decorated with the award of Academy Award (Best Director, for The Best Years of Our Lives) in 1947.¹ He was decorated with the award of Academy Award (Best Director, for Ben-Hur) in 1959.¹ He had three other children by his second wife.¹

     George Tuttle Brokaw was born on 14 November 1879 at New Jersey, U.S.A..¹ He was the son of Isaac Vail Brokaw and Elvira Tuttle Gould.¹ He married, firstly, Clare Boothe, daughter of William Franklin Boothe and Anna Snyder, on 10 August 1923.¹ He and Clare Boothe were divorced in 1929.¹ He married, secondly, Frances Ford Seymour, daughter of Eugene Ford Seymour and Sophie Mildred Bower, on 10 January 1931.¹ He died in April 1936 at age 56 at Connecticut, U.S.A..¹

     Kenneth Wagg married Margaret Brooke Sullavan, daughter of Cornelius Sullavan and Garland Brooke, in 1950.¹

     Bridget Hayward was born in 1939.¹ She was the daughter of Leland Hayward and Margaret Brooke Sullavan.¹ She died circa 1961, from an overdose.¹
     Bridget Hayward was an actress.¹