ENCORE - Marjorie Guthrie: Woody Guthrie, Martha Graham, Loss and True Love

Marjorie was the right hand of dance icon Martha Graham when she met Woody Guthrie. She took loving care of both as they each moved toward self-destruction, and especially of Woody, even after their divorce, while he succumbed to Huntington’s Disease.

Sources:

Woody Guthrie: A Life by Joe Klein

MarjorieGuthrie.com

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/14/obituaries/marjorie-guthrie-singer-s-widow-65.html

The Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women

Jewish Standard / Times of Israel

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