Ruby Reynolds-Lewis

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameRuby Mary•Reynolds-Lewis
Used nameRuby•Reynolds-Lewis
Born13 November 1881 in South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria (AUS)
Died13 December 1964 (aged 83 years 1 month) in Ferntree Gully, Victoria (AUS)
NOC Australia

Biography

Ruby Reynolds-Lewis was a composer well-known in Melbourne music circles, also as a singer and piano player. She was married to Thomas Griffith Lewis, who wrote the lyrics for some of her songs until his early death in 1920, leaving her to care for their four children. In the 1930s, Reynolds-Lewis was a member of the Austral Salon in Melbourne. One of her known songs from 1924 is called Hunting Song, which is listed in the French Official Report as Chasse à courre (Hunting with Hounds).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Summer Olympics Art Competitions AUS Ruby Reynolds-Lewis
Music, Open (Olympic) AC