Berryville

With David at sea, farm life in Berryville had become insufferably dull compared to the limelight surrounding her father-in-law.

Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011

To break the tedium of Berryville, she painted floral works, designed jewelry, and often was the leading lady in local productions by the Blue Ridge Players.

Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011

They interviewed his law partners, business associates, judges he had appeared before, former colleagues in the intelligence world, political enemies in Washington, residents of Berryville, even the doorman at his Sutton Place apartment.

Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011

Gossip soon spread from Berryville to OSS and society circles in Washington that Donovan was having an affair with her.

Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011

When she was in Berryville she carved out a social life separate from her husband.

Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011

The unfounded rumor floating around Washington and Berryville that Donovan was having an affair with his daughter-in-law had no difficulty making its way to FBI agents.

Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011

To break the tedium of Berryville, she painted floral works, designed jewelry, and often was the leading lady in local productions by the Blue Ridge Players.

Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011

With David at sea, farm life in Berryville had become insufferably dull compared to the limelight surrounding her father-in-law.

Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011

In Berryville, she took on civic projects and hosted at Chapel Hill the U.S. equestrian trials for the Olympics.

Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011

By the summer of 1955, her Berryville friends worried that she had an alcohol and prescription drug problem.

Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011