Enid: The Eccentric Australian Beauty

Robert Wainwright, in conversation with Jaye Ford, tells the story of a bewitching Australian socialite who fascinated the world.  

Enid was the dazzling eldest daughter of a well-to-do family and heir to the Hunter Valley wine fortune, created by her grandfather Dr Henry Lindeman. She grew up in the comfortable social isolation of Strathfield, then a quiet midway point between the city and Penrith, and married off in January 1913, a few weeks after turning twenty-one, to an American businessman she hardly knew. Roderick Cameron was more than twice her age, a bachelor and wealthy scion of a loud and famous shipping magnate.

When Enid left Sydney with her new husband a few weeks later, bound for the USA, it would be the beginning of an adventure that would make her famous – or in some eyes infamous – from London and Cairo to New York, Paris and Kenya.

Enid Lindeman experienced it all and led a colourful and amazingly eventful life earning the nicknames of Lady Killmore, the Penniless Peeress and the Stucco Venus in reference to a dubious reputation, misfortunate fortune and an ethereal beauty that seemed to enhance with age.

This session is live streamed direct from England.

About the Author

Robert Wainwright has been a journalist for 25 years, rising from the grassroots of country journalism in Western Australia to a senior writer with The Sydney Morning Herald. His career has ranged from politics to crime, always focussing on the people behind the major news of the day. He is the author of Rose: The unauthorised biography of Rose Hancock Porteous, The Lost Boy, The Killing of Caroline Byrne, Sheila, and Rocky Road.

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