Diana Kingsmill Wright
Diana Kingsmill Wright | |
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| Born | Diana Kingsmill 24 December 1908[1] Ottawa, Ontario |
| Died | 24 January 1982 (aged 73)[2] |
| Occupation | athlete, journalist, environmentalist |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 1920s-1970s |
| Spouse | Victor Gordon-Lennox (1932 - bef. 1940) J. F. C. Wright (1944-1970) |
Diana Kingsmill Wright (24 December 1908 – 24 January 1982) was a Canadian athlete, journalist and activist.[3]
Biography
Diana Kingsmill Wright was born in
Naval Service of Canada admiral Sir Charles Kingsmill,[3] She was raised and educated in Canada and England
.
In her youth, she was a competitive
figure skater, who was a winner of the Devonshire Cup.[4] She was later a member of the Canadian alpine skiing team at the 1936 Winter Olympics,[5] and competed despite having suffered a broken hand.[6]
She married Victor Gordon-Lennox, the son of British politician Walter Gordon-Lennox, in 1932.[7] In this era she was a friend of actor David Niven,[3] who wrote about her in his autobiography The Moon Is a Balloon.[8]
She returned to Ottawa in 1940 after separating from Gordon-Lennox.
In the 1960s, she was active in
peace studies.[11] She later served as editor of Environment Probe,[3] and served on an advisory committee to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on its coverage of agriculture and farming issues.[3]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diana Gordon-Lennox". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Diana Kingsmill Wright" Archived 2014-10-18 at the Wayback Machine. Saskatchewan Eco Network.
- Winnipeg Tribune, February 6, 1925.
- ^ "Ottawa Ski Star Chosen on Team". Ottawa Journal, September 16, 1935.
- ^ "Applaud Efforts Diana Lennox". Ottawa Journal, February 8, 1936.
- Winnipeg Tribune, December 28, 1932.
- ISBN 0-340-15817-4.
- ^ "Ottawa Women Enter Inter-City Ski Meet". Ottawa Journal, January 27, 1940.
- ^ a b "Biography - Wright, James Frederick Church" . Saskatoon Public Library Local History Collections.
- ^ "Rebels run retreat". Ottawa Citizen, August 27, 1980.
