Christine Norman

Anna Christine Norman

In the 1920s she wrote several plays to no distinction such as The Balcony Walkers in 1925 of which she had trouble finding a producer.

Personal life Norman married Enos Booth in 1919. In 1928, she tried unsuccessfully to divorce him.

Death and legacy On March 6, 1930, Norman committed suicide by jumping from the 20th floor of her hotel. After her death, a publicized battle over her will between her mother, her husband and various lawyers was mounted in which eventually a substantial amount of money ($150,000) was left to her dog. (A contemporary Associated Press news story said, "The will divided an estate of $170,000 among 11 friends, ignoring the mother, Mrs. Minnie Mary Jamison, and the husband, Enos Booth ..." The amount left for perpetual care of her dog's grave was reported as $500 in other articles.) Bequests included $40,000 to John Hayden and $50,000 to Clare Cassell, described respectively in a newspaper article as "an ardent admirer" and "a close friend and international tennis star of the day".