Olivia Irving

Irving was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, one of the three daughters of Sir Stanley Gordon Irving and Irene Hazel Maclean Irving. Her father was a British diplomat frequently based in Latin America.[1][2] She trained for a theatrical career at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art,[3] and with actress Ellen Pollock.[4]

Irving was a skilled horsewoman and athlete with a "daring temperament".[1] She toured with the Saville Players,[5][6] and in the musical comedy The Quaker Girl.[7] She was especially well-reviewed in the show No Room at the Inn, in Wales in 1953: "her self-possession and stage technique are amazing when one realises that she is only 19 years of age," commented the newspaper in Pontypridd, adding that "it is evident she has a brilliant future ahead of her".[8] In 1956 she played Phebe in As You Like It in London.[9] She appeared in several BBC television movies in the mid-1950s, including The Olive Jar (1955), The Romantic Young Lady (1955), The Laboratory (1955), The Case of Mr. Pelham (1955),[10] Legend of Pepito (1955),[11] and the series Sailor of Fortune (1958).

Irving had a medical history of "high excitement to deep depression", and was under treatment after a car accident.[12] She went missing at sea near the Equator, while traveling on the transatlantic liner Aragon from Argentina to the Canary Islands in May 1962.[13] She was presumed dead by drowning after her shoes and other items were found on the deck, near a railing.[1] She was 27 years old,[14] and engaged to Nathaniel Mayer Green, a London physician.[11] The Ministry of Transport opened an inquiry into her disappearance,[15][16] and her "profound emotional disturbance" was considered a significant factor.[17]

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