. ▁J . ▁Ryan ▁of ▁New castle , ▁about ▁whom ▁nothing ▁has ▁yet ▁been ▁found . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁Wal sh ▁made ▁a ▁brief ▁( per haps ▁several ▁years ) ▁return ▁to ▁Australia ▁with ▁a ▁wife ▁and ▁son ▁before ▁returning ▁perman ently . ▁His ▁newspaper ▁ob itu ary ▁mentions ▁his ▁wife , ▁Eva , ▁about ▁whom ▁nothing ▁has ▁yet ▁been ▁found , ▁but ▁no ▁mention ▁of ▁children . ▁▁ ▁It ▁has ▁not ▁yet ▁been ▁discovered ▁what ▁his ▁occupation ▁was ▁before ▁ear ning ▁a ▁living ▁on ▁the ▁stage . ▁There ▁is ▁however ▁an ▁en ig m atic ▁reference ▁to ▁his ▁invol vement ▁with ▁" a ▁law ▁firm ▁at ▁C oot am und ra ", ▁and ▁several ▁of ▁his ▁written ▁works ▁have ▁a ▁legal ▁theme . ▁ ▁Some ▁accounts ▁describe ▁him ▁as ▁being ▁American ▁and , ▁in ▁one , ▁of ▁having ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁" Col onel ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Army ". ▁ ▁Writ ten ▁works ▁Wal sh ▁wrote ▁several ▁plays , ▁including ▁Sw ane e ▁River ▁and ▁The ▁B ail iff , ▁the ▁former ▁being ▁better ▁known ▁and ▁reported ▁as ▁having ▁an ▁un bro ken ▁run ▁of ▁eleven ▁months ▁in ▁London . ▁His ▁short ▁story ▁The ▁W ife ▁of ▁the ▁King ' s ▁Coun sel '' ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁serial ▁form ▁in ▁the ▁( O range ) ▁Le ader ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 5 ▁death s ▁Category : Austral ian ▁stage ▁actors ▁Category : Austral ian ▁film ▁direct ors