Doris Gwendoline Helliwell
English-born concert pianist
Doris Gwendoline Helliwell (born 16 December 1895) was an English pianist and beauty pageant titleholder. She was a renowned concert pianist in early Johannesburg, South Africa and was awarded Honours in the Associate in Music examinations through Trinity College, London.
In 1916, Doris married prominent violinist Francesco Ferramosca (b. Francescantonio Ferramosca, 23 August 1893, Viggiano, Italy).
After Ferramosca died in 1932, she married Michele Scuto (name changed to Scuto Mitchell). After Mitchell died a few years later, she married the big-game hunter John Francois Burger. With Burger, she traveled extensively throughout Southern Africa, big-game hunting and gold prospecting. Accompanying them on their journeys was Doris' pet leopard, Spots. These expeditions are documented in various books written by Burger.
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