Mary
Isabel Catherine Bernadette
(Dusty)
Springfield
OBE
formerly O'Brien
Born in West Hampstead, London, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of Gerard Anthony Joseph O'Brien
and Catherine Anne (Ryle) O'Brien
Sister of
Dionysius P. A. O'Brien
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 59
in Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Biography
Dusty (O'Brien) Springfield OBE is Notable.
Mary Isabel Catherine O'Brien (better known as Dusty Springfield) was born in London, England on 16 Apr 1939 to Gerard Anthony Joseph O'Brien and Catherine Anne Ryle. Her birth was registered at Hampstead in the second quarter.[1]
Dusty was one of the top-selling UK vocalists of the 1960s. Her songs included Son of a Preacher Man. She was awarded the Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (designation: OBE). Dusty was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame two weeks after her death.
She passed away at her home in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire on 2 Mar 1999, after a battle with breast cancer. Her death was registered at Henley in the first quarter.[2] Dusty never married.[3]
Dusty is buried at St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard in Henley-on-Thames.[4]
She was honored in a Google Doodle on November 8, 2022, entitled "Celebrating Dusty Springfield." [5]
Sources
- ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVQJ-K3QZ : 1 October 2014), Mary I C O'Brien, 1939; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Hampstead, London, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. Mother's maiden name: Ryle.
- ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZX-RGT3 : 4 September 2014), Mary Isabel C O'Brien, Mar 1999; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death Registration, Henley, Oxfordshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑ Gazlay, Kristin, "Obituaries: Pop icon Dusty Springfield, at age 59," San Francisco, CA: The San Francisco Examiner, 3 Mar 1999, p17. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67972009/mary-obrien-dusty-springfield (newspapers.com : accessed 18 Jan 2021).
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 January 2021), memorial page for Dusty Springfield (16 Apr 1939–2 Mar 1999), Find A Grave: Memorial #7144619, citing St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England ; Maintained by Find A Grave Cremated.
- ↑ https://www.google.com/doodles/celebrating-dusty-springfield
See also:
- Wikipedia: Dusty Springfield
- Wikidata: Item Q219782, en:Wikipedia
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Dusty wouldn't have been born in London Borough of Camden, Greater London that didn't exist until 1965. Her birth place would have been the Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead, County of London, though I suppose West Hampstead, London would be less of a mouthful.
Cheers
John
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