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

About A Girl

12-01-2024 • 40 mins

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices