Morey Bernstein has written:

'The search for Bridey Murphy' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Biography, Case studies, Hypnotism, Psychical research, Reincarnation

'The search for Bridey Murphy'

Bridey Kearns is 5' 9 1/2".

Bridey Elliott's birth name is Bridget Elliott.

A woman from Colorado named Virginia Tighe claimed to be the re-incarnation of Bridey Murphy- a woman from Ireland who lived in the 19th century - Upon investigation - it was discovered that records of 'her life and death' were non existent -

It was determined however - that that an Irish immigrant named Bridie Murphy Corkell lived across the street from Tighe's childhood home in Chicago and this was just a memory of her long-forgotten childhood...

Anastasia was the daughter of a Russian Tsar Nicholas II. She was presumed to have been murdered with her family by the Bolshevik secret police...

Rumors surfaced that she escaped - for two bodies were missing from the mass grave found of the family...

Although remains were later found that were thought to be the charred remains of the missing two - many have claimed to be the missing Anastasia- the most popular was Anna Anderson...DNA tests upon her death revealed this not to be the case...

I personally have not found any reference to Bridey Murphy being categorized as the 'Poor Man's Anastasia' but can only theorize that the correlation between the two stems from the claim that Bridey Murphy experienced re-incarnation?

Ruthie Robinson has: Played the Girl in "The Red Skelton Show" in 1951. Played Lisa in "Lassie" in 1954. Played Marilyn Warnike in "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" in 1955. Played Bridey Murphy at Age 4 in "The Search for Bridey Murphy" in 1956. Played Mary, age 5 in "The True Story of Jesse James" in 1957. Played Emily Robinson in "Tombstone Territory" in 1957. Played Girl in "Gidget" in 1959. Played Ellie in "Wichita Town" in 1959. Performed in "The Miracle of the White Reindeer" in 1960. Played Debbie Sullivan in "Tall Story" in 1960. Played Marilyn (age 10) in "Back Street" in 1961. Played Terry Walton in "Ben Casey" in 1961. Played Little Red Riding Hood in "The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm" in 1962.