Researching a beautiful london Actress... and failing

[melba_schmelba]

I see Annie was saying she was widowed in 1921, not quite. 

Not miles away from Joseph  Bloomsbury to Islington.

Perhaps separated, not surprising perhaps given the newspaper article.

[jaywit]

We have had photos of Julia, this website shows paintings.

https://www.delaszlocatalogueraisonne.com/catalogue/the-catalogue/james-julia-mrs-maurice-dollfus-5821

Appear to have information from her wedding certificate to Maurice.

[willsy]

Just looking at electoral roll, Annie stays at 52 Bloomsbury Street and when I got to 1931, Elizabeth James is with her. They are not at that address 1932.

[jaywit]

We know Annie had moved to the south coast by 1939. There is a possible on the Electoral Role in Worthing in 1933 / 1935

[bugbear]

Just looking at electoral roll, Annie stays at 52 Bloomsbury Street and when I got to 1931, Elizabeth James is with her. They are not at that address 1932.

Is this the London Electoral roll on Anc*stry?

[melba_schmelba]

We have had photos of Julia, this website shows paintings.

https://www.delaszlocatalogueraisonne.com/catalogue/the-catalogue/james-julia-mrs-maurice-dollfus-5821

Appear to have information from her wedding certificate to Maurice.

Interesting to see she had flaming red hair ! Re: her husband, is there any evidence he had pro Nazi views? He was the head of Ford in France, and it is true he was arrested when the war ended, but it seems most industrialists were. He was released shortly without charge, and was in fact given an award by the Americans.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Dollfus

[jaywit]

I suspect Maurice knew Julia was Jewish and he kept his head down as much as possible during the war as he didn't want his wife to be exposed.

[melba_schmelba]

I suspect Maurice knew Julia was Jewish and he kept his head down as much as possible during the war as he didn't want his wife to be exposed.

Given Julia had changed her name to conceal those origins (as it seems did some of her siblings), isn't it possible he didn't know?

[jaywit]

The article attached to the painting says that after the civil ceremony in London they had another wedding ceremony in France, a religious ceremony?

I don't know for sure but if it was a catholic ceremony wouldn't the church want to know what religion Julia was?