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[[File:1919-1920-mary-louise-conan-doyle-in-california.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Mary Louise Conan Doyle (1919).]]

Mary Louise Conan Doyle aka ''Toots'' (28 january 1889 - 12 june 1976) was the daughter and first child of [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] and [[Louisa Hawkins]].

She had a direct younger brother [[Arthur Alleyne Kingsley Conan Doyle|Kingsley]] and 3 half-siblings [[Denis Percy Stewart Conan Doyle|Denis]], [[Adrian Malcolm Conan Doyle|Adrian]] and [[Lena Annette Jean Conan Doyle|Jean (Lena)]] from the second marriage of her father.

Mary, aged 9, wrote [[A Visit to Heven]] which her father published privately in 200 copies.

She worked as journalist and musician.

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== Arthur Conan Doyle about Mary ==

In his autobiography [[Memories and Adventures]] (1923), Arthur Conan Doyle wrote about his daughter :

: « ''One daughter, Mary, had been born to us, our household was a happy one...'' »

: « ''I came home with this great suggestion buzzing in my head and as my wife was quite willing and Mary, my little girl, was old enough now to be left with her grandmother, there seemed to be no obstacle in the way.'' »

: « '' The two children, Mary and Kingsley, were passing through the various sweet phases of human development, and brought great happiness into our lives.'' »

: « ''My daughter Mary gave herself up altogether to public work, making shells at Vickers' and afterwards serving in a canteen.'' »

== Video ==

In the [[Conan Doyle Home Movie Footage 03+11|movie footage]] below, [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] with his daughter Mary, [[R. G. Monier-Williams]] and [[Miss De Morgan]] at the entrance of [[The Psychic Bookshop]] (ca. 1925) :

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== Photos ==

[[File:birth-certificate-mary-louise-conan-doyle.jpg|thumb|740px|center|Birth certificate (28 january 1889). GRO Ref. : 1889/Mar/PORTSEA ISLAND/02B/514.]]

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File:1889-mary-and-louisa-conan-doyle.jpg|Mary (2 months old) and her mother [[Louisa Hawkins|Louisa]] (march 1889).
File:1892ca-louisa-conan-doyle-holding-mary-at-tennison-road.jpg|[[Louisa Hawkins|Louisa]] holding Mary at Tennison Road (photo by Arthur Conan Doyle) (ca. 1892).
File:1892ca-mary-conan-doyle-with-aunt-emily-hawkins-at-southsea.jpg|Mary with her aunt ''"Nemmie"'', [[Emily Hawkins]] (ca. 1892).
File:A-day-with-drcd-strand-aout-1892-7.jpg|Mary with her mother [[Louisa Hawkins|Louisa]] (august 1892).
File:1893-mary-and-kingsley-conan-doyle-with-ada-bishop-at-reigate.jpg|Mary (aged 4) and [[Arthur Alleyne Kingsley Conan Doyle|Kingsley]] with [[Ada Bishop]] (the maid of granny Hawkins) (1893).

File:1894-louise-conan-doyle-with-her-mother-and-her-children-kingsley-and-mary-at-12-tennison-road.jpg|Mary with her [[Louisa Hawkins|mother]], her brother [[Arthur Alleyne Kingsley Conan Doyle|Kingsley]] and her [[Emily Butt|grand-mother]] at 12 Tennison Road (1894).

File:1894-11-15-kingsley-and-mary-conan-doyle-at-davos.jpg|[[Arthur Alleyne Kingsley Conan Doyle|Kingsley]] and Mary at Davos (15 november 1894).
File:Ladies-home-journal-1895-05-p5-mrs-conan-doyle-and-her-children-photo.jpg|Mary, [[Arthur Alleyne Kingsley Conan Doyle|Kingsley]] with their mother [[Louisa Hawkins|Louisa]] (1895).
File:1897ca-mary-conan-doyle-at-grayswood-beeches.jpg|Mary at Grayswood Beeches (ca. 1897).
File:the-sketch-1899-04-26-p26-the-children-of-well-known-men-dr-conan-doyle-photo1.jpg|Mary (aged 9) and [[Arthur Alleyne Kingsley Conan Doyle|Kingsley]] (age 7) (1899).
File:the-sketch-1899-04-26-p26-the-children-of-well-known-men-dr-conan-doyle-photo2.jpg|Mary (aged 9) (1899).
File:1900s-mary-louise-conan-doyle-with-claire-foley.jpg|[[Claire Foley]] with Mary (1900s).
File:1901ca-mary-louise-conan-doyle-at-miss-gruner-s-school-hindhead.jpg|Mary at Miss Gruner's School (Hindhead). Mary is the 3rd standing from the right (ca. 1901).
File:1904-arthur-conan-doyle-family.jpg|Family photo. Mary is standing 4th from left, between Hornung and [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] (1904).
File:1908-09-kingsley-and-mary-conan-doyle.jpg|[[Arthur Alleyne Kingsley Conan Doyle|Kingsley]] and Mary (september 1908).
File:1912-jean-denis-arthur-conan-doyle-lenajean-adrian-mary.jpg|Mary (right) with her step-mother [[Jean Elizabeth Leckie|Jean]], [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] and her half-brothers/sister : [[Denis Percy Stewart Conan Doyle|Denis]], [[Lena Annette Jean Conan Doyle|Lena Jean]], [[Adrian Malcolm Conan Doyle|Adrian]] (1912).
File:1914ca-kingsley-and-mary-conan-doyle-at-st-anne-s-cottage-chertsey.jpg|[[Arthur Alleyne Kingsley Conan Doyle|Kingsley]] and Mary at St. Anne's Cottage, Chertsey (ca. 1914).
File:elmira-star-gazette-1919-12-10-p3-sir-conan-doyle-s-daughter-in-us-photo.jpg|Mary as she arrived in New York (4 december 1919).
File:1919-12-07-mary-louise-conan-doyle-columbia-los-angeles.jpg|Mary arrived in Los Angeles onboard the Columbia (december 1919).
File:moline-daily-dispatch-1919-12-27-p13-daughter-of-conan-doyle-photo.jpg|Press photo.
File:1919-1920-mary-louise-conan-doyle-in-california.jpg|Mary Louise Conan Doyle. Photo taken in California (1919-1920).
File:st-louis-dispatch-1920-02-21-p11-mary-conan-doyle-photo.jpg|Mary studying interior of a motion picture camera at Los Angeles (february 1920).
File:the-st-louis-dispatch-1920-03-07-p95-mary-conan-doyle-photo.jpg|Mary with film director Allan Dwan in Los Angeles Studio (march 1920).
File:the-richmond-palladium-1923-04-04-p9-studying-hollywood-colony-photo.jpg|Mary in California (1920).
File:1925ca-arthur-conan-doyle-with-mary-and-two-employees-psychic-bookshop.jpg|Mary (right) with [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] at [[The Psychic Bookshop]] (ca. 1925).
File:1970s-lena-jean-conan-doyle-with-mary-conan-doyle.jpg|[[Lena Annette Jean Conan Doyle|Lena Jean]] and Mary (1970s).
File:1970s-mary-conan-doyle-at-3-st-helena-terrace-richmond.jpg|Mary at 3 St. Helena Terrace, Richmond (1970s).
File:reunited-gravestone-arthur-alleyne-kingsley-conan-doyle.jpg|Gravestone (reunited with [[Arthur Alleyne Kingsley Conan Doyle|Kingsley]]).
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== Biography ==

'''1889'''
* 28 january : Birth of Mary Louise Conan Doyle at 1 Bush Villas, Southsea, Hampshire, delivered by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] himself.
'''1890'''
* 7 february : Mary baptised at St. James Church, Milton, Portsmouth.
'''1894'''
* Winter : She spent the winter in Davos (Switzerland) with her mother [[Louisa Hawkins|Louisa]], her brother [[Arthur Alleyne Kingsley Conan Doyle|Kingsley]] and her aunt [[Caroline Mary Burton Doyle|Lottie]].
[[File:a-visit-to-heven-1899-signed-by-mary-conan-doyle.jpg|link=A Visit to Heven|thumb|150px|right|[[A Visit to Heven]] (1899)]]
'''1899'''
* Aged 9, she wrote a short story [[A Visit to Heven]]. Her [[Arthur Conan Doyle|father]] found it so clever for her age that he published it privately in 200 copies.
'''1902'''
* Mary was sent to Prior's Field boarding school, Godalming, Surrey, a just-opened progressive school for girls.
'''1905'''
* May : She went to Paris with her mother [[Louisa Hawkins|Louisa]].
'''1907'''
* September : Mary was in Dresden, Saxony (Germany) to study music until july 1910.
'''1909'''
* August : She was on holidays at Swanage Dorset with her brother [[Arthur Alleyne Kingsley Conan Doyle|Kingsley]] and her [[Julia Polock|aunt Juey]]. Then in Scotland with Kingsley and [[Dorothy Kirkwood]] near Largs.
'''1910'''
* 25 july : She left Dresden and came back to England.
* 11 august : She arrived in London from Dresden. After, [[Arthur Alleyne Kingsley Conan Doyle|Kingsley]], Mary and [[Dorothy Kirkwood]] attended the play [[The Speckled Band: An Adventure of Sherlock Holmes]] at ''Globe Theatre''.
* August : Then they went for holiday in Seaview (Isle of Wight) with [[Julia Polock|aunt Juey]].
'''1918'''
* November : She was living at 9 St. Mary's House, London.
'''1919'''
* 24 november : Mary sailed from Glasgow on board the Columbia for America.
* 4 december : Mary arrived in New York from Glasgow on the Anchor liner Columbia on her way to San Francisco. She was accompanied by Mrs. C. R. A. Colonna <ref>New York Tribune (5 december 1919, p. 7)</ref> (or Mrs. W. H. Coleman <ref>Elmira Star-Gazette (10 december 1919, p. 3)</ref>), an English concert singer.
'''1920'''
* september 1920 : Mary returned to England after several months on the USA West coast.
'''1922'''
* august : Mary started a tour of Europe.
* 30 september : Mary and her young Indian friend Pillo were in Florence (Italy).
'''1925'''
* 23 october : Mary played piano with the Scolia Folk Song Quartette at the Aeolian Hall, New Bond Street, London. [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] attended the concert.
* Mary worked in [[The Psychic Bookshop]] of her father as a temporary manager after the opening but was asked to stay by the hired manager and assistant.
'''1927'''
* 24 march : Mary played piano with the Scolia Folk Song Quartette at the Faculty of Arts Gallery, and gave a lecture.
'''1930'''
* 11 july : She attended the funeral of her [[Arthur Conan Doyle|father]] at Windlesham.
* 13 july : She attended the Memorial service organised by the Marylebone Spiritualist Association at the Albert Hall.
'''1955'''
* 7 july : She attended the re-burial of the remains of her father from Windlesham to Minstead Church, New Forest.
'''1976'''
* 12 june : Mary died, aged 87. She was buried next to her mother [[Louisa Hawkins|Louisa]] at St. Luke's Church, Grayshott.

== Articles by Mary ==

* ''American Impressions by Miss Conan Doyle''
** 01. [[The American Type]] (10 may 1920)
** 02. [[Social Functions in the West]] (14 may 1920)
** 03. [[Clothes]] (17 may 1920)
** 04. [[Women in Business]] (19 may 1920)
** 05. [[Club Life]] (25 may 1920)
** 06. [[The Influence of the Movies]] (1 june 1920)
** 07. [[Mrs. Fiske and the American Stage]] (5 june 1920)
** 08. [[Tradition in the West]] (9 june 1920)
** 09. [[Romance]] (11 june 1920)
** 10. [[Prohibition]] (18 june 1920)
** 11. [[The Child]] (22 june 1920)

* [[God's Truth, Pure, Clear Seen in 'Pilgrim Play']] (13 july 1920)

* ''Conan Doyle's Daughter Writes on Spiritualism''
** 01. [[Tells How Visit to "Circle" Converted Her]] (1 january 1921)
** 02. [[A Talk with Lady Glenconner on Modern Spiritualism]] (8 january 1921)
** 03. [[What Are Thougths?]] (15 january 1921)
** 04. [[Message of Spiritualistic Thoughts]] (22 january 1921)
** 05. [[Impulses from Beyond]] (29 january 1921)
** 06. [[Recognizing the Spirit]] (5 february 1921)
** 07. [[Mary Conan Doyle Talks With a Great and Petulant Prelate]] (12 february 1921)

* [[Mrs. Clare Sheridan Talks About Russia and Her Art]] (19 february 1921)
* [[Mrs. Philip Snowden Talks About Ireland and Growing Troubles]] (5 march 1921)
* [[Sunny-Haired Girl is British Premier's Aide]] (19 june 1921)
* [[A Glimpse of Harry Lauder]] (24 july 1921)
* [[Lloyd George's Girl Secretary is Adept in Guarding Secrets]] (28 august 1921)
* [[Can Women Handle Big Business?]] (30 october 1921)
* [[Conan Doyle's Daughter Pays Tribute to Him]] (7 july 1929)

== Performers ==

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File:2005-the-strange-case-of-sherlock-holmes-and-arthur-conan-doyle-mary-louise-doyle.jpg|[[Erin Rowan]] in TV movie [[The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle]] (2005).
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== Related articles ==

* [[The Children of Well-known Men: Dr. Conan Doyle]] (The Sketch, 26 april 1899, p. 26)

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TCDE-Team at 12:13, 19 May 2024