Elvira Barney | |
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| Born | Elvira Enid Mullens 22 January 1904 |
| Died | 25 December 1936 (aged 32) Paris, France |
| Other names | Dolores Ashley |
| Years active | 1925–1933 |
| Movement | Bright Young Things |
| Spouse |
John Sterling Barney
(m. 1928–1933) |
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Elvira Enid Barney (née Mullens; 22 January 1904 – 25 December 1936) was an English socialite and actress known professionally as Dolores Ashley. She was tried for the murder of her lover, Michael Scott Stephen, in 1932. The trial was widely reported by the British press. She was later found not guilty, but died four years later in a Paris hotel room.
Barney was part of the Bright Young Things group of socialites and aristocrats in the 1920s.