Dorothea Alastair MacVane

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Dorothea Alastair MacVane

Dorothea Alastair MacVane (January 9, 1884 – date of death unknown) was an American opera singer.

Biography[edit]

MacVane was born to professor Silas Marcus MacVane (1842–1914) of Boston, Massachusetts. He was the former McLean Professor of Ancient and Modern History at Harvard University.[1] Her sisters were Edith MacVane and Baroness Emily Dodeman du Placy.[2]

In 1913 she was suspected of being an American spy by the Italian government.[1]

She married Count Bosco di Rofino and lived in Turin, where she died in the late 1970s.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Dorothea A. MacVane". The New York Times. December 17, 1913.
  2. ^ "Ambassador Takes Up MacVane Case. Daughter Of Harvard Professor Said To Be Under Suspicion As A Spy In Italy". Boston Daily Globe. December 17, 1913. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)