Anne Darquier
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Anne Darquier a psychiatrist, was the daughter of the French fascist Louis Darquier de Pellepoix
and his Tasmania
n wife, Myrtle Jones.
Shortly after her birth in London
, Darquier was handed over to the care of an English nanny, Elsie Lightfoot. She grew up in Oxfordshire
, unaware of her father's role in the murder of French Jews in World War II
. After clinical training at London's Saint Bartholomew's Hospital, she acquired her professional role in the early 1960s. During the late 1950s, she discovered the truth about the wartime Vichy France
anti-Semitic atrocities that her father, Louis Darquier de Pellepoix
had participated in, and became permanently estranged from him, much as she already had from her mother, Myrtle Jones. In 1970, she died of alcohol and barbiturate
s, not exactly a suicide but, as Carmen Callil wrote, "there are slow ways of trying to kill yourself not given that label."
Louis Darquier de Pellepoix
Louis Darquier, better known under his assumed name Louis Darquier de Pellepoix was Commissioner for Jewish Affairs under the Vichy Régime....
and his Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
n wife, Myrtle Jones.
Shortly after her birth in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Darquier was handed over to the care of an English nanny, Elsie Lightfoot. She grew up in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
, unaware of her father's role in the murder of French Jews in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. After clinical training at London's Saint Bartholomew's Hospital, she acquired her professional role in the early 1960s. During the late 1950s, she discovered the truth about the wartime Vichy France
Vichy France
Vichy France, Vichy Regime, or Vichy Government, are common terms used to describe the government of France that collaborated with the Axis powers from July 1940 to August 1944. This government succeeded the Third Republic and preceded the Provisional Government of the French Republic...
anti-Semitic atrocities that her father, Louis Darquier de Pellepoix
Louis Darquier de Pellepoix
Louis Darquier, better known under his assumed name Louis Darquier de Pellepoix was Commissioner for Jewish Affairs under the Vichy Régime....
had participated in, and became permanently estranged from him, much as she already had from her mother, Myrtle Jones. In 1970, she died of alcohol and barbiturate
Barbiturate
Barbiturates are drugs that act as central nervous system depressants, and can therefore produce a wide spectrum of effects, from mild sedation to total anesthesia. They are also effective as anxiolytics, as hypnotics, and as anticonvulsants...
s, not exactly a suicide but, as Carmen Callil wrote, "there are slow ways of trying to kill yourself not given that label."