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Angels and Alligator Alcatraz in letters

Summary by Eugene Weekly
A Fairy Angel  Loved the squib about Opal Whiteley in your recent issue of the Weekly. What a unique American, a true original, and oh, so home grown. A fairy angel on earth. Sadly, after she was found by British authorities in 1948 living in squalor, the social workers moved Opal into a benign mental hospital, where she could indulge her Francoise fantasy, receive visitors, socialize, and have a roof over her head. When she died there in 1992, …
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Angels and Alligator Alcatraz in letters

A Fairy Angel  Loved the squib about Opal Whiteley in your recent issue of the Weekly. What a unique American, a true original, and oh, so home grown. A fairy angel on earth. Sadly, after she was found by British authorities in 1948 living in squalor, the social workers moved Opal into a benign mental hospital, where she could indulge her Francoise fantasy, receive visitors, socialize, and have a roof over her head. When she died there in 1992, …

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Eugene Weekly broke the news in on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
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