Francis Van Wie
Francis Van Wie | |
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Francis Van Wie, staged photograph for press coverage following his 1952 arrest for bigamy (21 Aug 1952) | |
| Born | 1886 |
| Died | 1973 (aged 86–87) |
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| Occupation | Streetcar conductor |
| Known for | serial bigamy |
Francis Harrison Van Wie (Born 1886 - Died 1973) was a streetcar conductor for the Market Street Railway and its successor, the Municipal Railway in San Francisco, who was famed for romancing and marrying as many as twelve women without divorce by the time he was arrested in 1945 for bigamy. Local press coverage of his arrest and trial gave him colorful, alliterative nicknames, including the Ding Dong Daddy of the D-car Line, the Trolley Toreador, and the Car Barn Casanova.