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     Margaret Brooke Sullavan was born on 16 May 1909 at Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.A.^G.¹ She was the daughter of Cornelius Sullavan and Garland Brooke Council.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.^G, from an overdose.¹
     She was an actress.¹

     Susan Blanchard was born in 1928.¹ She is the daughter of Dorothy Marian Kiaora Blanchard.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.^G.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.^G.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 Council.¹
     He was a stockbroker.¹

     Garland Brooke Council married Cornelius Sullavan.²
     Her married name became Sullavan.²

     William Wyler was born on 1 July 1902 at Mülhausen, Germany^G.¹ He married, firstly, Margaret Brooke Sullavan, daughter of Cornelius Sullavan and Garland Brooke Council, 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.^G.¹ He was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale, California, U.S.A.^G.¹
     He was given the name of Willi Weiller at birth.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 U.S. Army Air Corps.¹ He was awarded the Academy Award in 1943 Best Director, for Mrs. Miniver.¹ He was awarded the Academy Award in 1947 Best Director, for The Best Years of Our Lives.¹ He was awarded the Academy Award in 1959 Best Director, for Ben-Hur.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.^G.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.^G.¹

     Kenneth Wagg married Margaret Brooke Sullavan, daughter of Cornelius Sullavan and Garland Brooke Council, 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
     She was an actress.¹