While the father of Mary Maguire, the film actress, is serving as bat man with BEF in France, her mother, Mrs Michael Maguire, and for other daughters are living in a maisonnette in Devonshire Place, and following a variety of careers. Pat, aged 22, is a singer, Joanne aged 19, is an actress, Carmel, aged 17 is an artist and designs the family's dresses, and Lupe, aged 16 is a dancer. Mary Maguire, who lives with her husband captain Robert Gordon-Canning, in Mayfair, has just gone into a nursing home for a minor operation. Each does something different. Lupe (left) dances watched by Pat, the singer (standing centre) while Joanne goes over a script and Carmel sketches. Joan acts under the professional name of Joan Shannon. 25 April 1940