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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