1242) Grace Gifford

Grace Evelyn Gifford Plunkett (1888 – 1955). Irish artist and cartoonist who was active in the Republican movement. She married her fiancé Joseph Plunkett in Kilmainham Gaol only a few hours before he was executed for his part in the 1916 Easter Rising.
Her sister Muriel was married to another of the future leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising, Thomas MacDonagh.

- "The three sisters all had red hair and were very striking and beautiful and could not help but be noticed."  https://www.writing.ie/…/marita-conlon-mckennas-rebel-sist…/

1107) Ernie Bushmiller

Ernest Paul "Ernie" Bushmiller, Jr. (1905 – 1982). American cartoonist, best known for creating the daily comic strip Nancy, which premiered in 1938. His work is noted for its simple graphic style. In 1976 he received the Reuben Award from the National Cartoonists Society for his work on Nancy.

- "Although his red hair is turning gray and he is beginning to thicken about the midriff, Ernie has a boyish grin that belies his 43 years."  http://strippersguide.blogspot.com/…/news-of-yore-1949-erni…

- "A youth with red hair and blue eyes, Ernie dropped out of high school after six months."  https://books.google.it/books…