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Howard, Lady Paula (1912–2000)

fashionista and trans personality

Lady Paula Howard at Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, November 1980

Lady Paula Howard at Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, November 1980

Courtesy of Greer McGearey and Seahorse Victoria

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Lady Paula Howard at Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, November 1980

Lady Paula Howard at Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, November 1980

Courtesy of Greer McGearey and Seahorse Victoria

Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Burnie, Robert John Donald
Birth

28 January, 1912
Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales

Death

22 September, 2000 (aged 88)
Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

heart disease

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