May Wynn

May Wynn was an American actress, dancer, animator and painter (1930–2021). She was born at New York City and died at Newport Beach.

Also recorded as Donna Lee Hickey; Donna Lee Custer.

May Wynn in brief

Born
1930
Died
2021
Known for
actress, dancer, animator, painter and screenwriter
Place of birth
New York City
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Donna Lee Hickey and Donna Lee Custer. Her recorded language was English.

She married Jack Kelly.

Catalogued works

11 works under this name are catalogued by The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1764 to 1955.

Solarized Nude, dated c. 1940s, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1983.929. Nude in Cobweb Window, dated 1955, printed before 1971, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2012.297. Bathsheba, from A Collection of Prints in Imitation of Drawings, dated 1764, published 1778, crayon manner printed in red on cream laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1932.1457. Woman and Thistle, dated 1953, printed before 1971, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2012.296. Secondary hypertrophic osteo-arthropathy / by William H. Wynn., dated 1904, held by Wellcome Collection. Proceedings of the Seventeenth Anniversary Meeting of the Society, held on the 9th of May, 1840 : the Right Hon. C.W. Williams Wynn, M.P., President, in the chair., dated [1840], held by Wellcome Collection. Twelve years' experiences of a London coroner / by W. Wynn Westcott., dated 1907, held by Wellcome Collection. The extra pharmacopoeia / by William Martindale ... and W. Wynn Westcott., dated 1901, held by Wellcome Collection. Suicide : its history, literature, jurisprudence, causation, and prevention / by W. Wynn Westcott., dated 1885, held by Wellcome Collection. The extra pharmacopoeia of Martindale and Westcott / Revised by W. Harrison Martindale and W. Wynn Westcott., dated 1906, held by Wellcome Collection. The extra pharmacopoeia with the additions introduced into the British pharmacopoeia 1885 / by William Martindale ; medical references and a therapeutic index of diseases and symptoms by W. Wynn Westcott., dated 1890, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 63 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Pugh, Ven. Edward William Wynn, (died 19 May 1950), Who Was Who, 2007. Wynn, Rev. Walter, (16 Dec. 1865–5 May 1951), Who Was Who, 2007. Wynn, Terence Bryan, (20 Nov. 1928–4 May 2011), freelance journalist and writer, Who Was Who, 2007. Wendover, Viscount, (Albert Edward Samuel Charles Robert Wynn-Carrington) (24 April 1895–19 May 1915), Who Was Who, 2007. Boys Smith, Stephen Wynn, (born 4 May 1946), Joint Secretary, Independent Monitoring Commission, Northern Ireland, 2004–11, Who's Who, 2007.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 11 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1930May Wynn born at New York City.
  2. 1940Solarized Nude (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  3. 1953Woman and Thistle (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  4. 1955Nude in Cobweb Window (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  5. 2021May Wynn died at Newport Beach.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Boys Smith, Stephen Wynn, (born 4 May 1946), Joint Secretary, Independent Monitoring Commission, Northern Ireland, 2004–11, Who's Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Pugh, Ven. Edward William Wynn, (died 19 May 1950), Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Wendover, Viscount, (Albert Edward Samuel Charles Robert Wynn-Carrington) (24 April 1895–19 May 1915), Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Wynn, Rev. Walter, (16 Dec. 1865–5 May 1951), Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Wynn, Terence Bryan, (20 Nov. 1928–4 May 2011), freelance journalist and writer, Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with May Wynn.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  7. 7.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 63 works naming May Wynn.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1914367: May Wynn

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  9. 9.

    “May Wynn”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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Elsewhere in Paintings

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