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Marjorie Guthrie (née Greenblatt; October 6, 1917 – March 13, 1983), who used Marjorie Mazia as her professional name, was a dancer, dance teacher, and health science activist. She was married to folk musician Woody Guthrie. Her children with him include folk musician Arlo Guthrie and Woody Guthrie Publications president Nora Guthrie.
- March 13, 1983 (aged 65), New York City, U.S.
The daughter of poet Aliza Greenblatt, wife of singer Woody Guthrie, and mother of singer Arlo Guthrie, Marjorie Guthrie became formidable in her own right as an activist for Huntington’s Disease and other genetic and neurological diseases. Guthrie married five times, but it was her second marriage to Woody Guthrie that would shape her life ...
4. Dez. 2013 · Our mother, the zoologist Marjorie Guthrie, who has died aged 86, was a person of huge energy and wide intellectual interests, who was a pioneer in the male-dominated world of science after the...
3. Okt. 2020 · A Conversation with Arlo’s Mom and Woody’s Wife, Marjorie Guthrie. by Paul Zollo 4 years ago 3. The daughter of Yiddish poet Aliza Greenblatt, dancer with the Martha Graham Troupe, mother of...
7. Dez. 2022 · 9. 282 views 10 months ago #HuntingtonsDisease #HDSAFamily #letstalkabouthd. In 1967, Marjorie Guthrie founded the Committee to Combat Huntington's Disease (CCHD) just weeks before her husband...
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Marjorie Guthrie was a dancer, a wife, a mother and a global advocate for Huntington's disease (HD) research and awareness. She founded the Committee to Combat Huntington's Disease in 1967 and traveled the world to raise funds, influence policy and support HD families.
Marjorie Guthrie founded HDSA 50 years ago after her husband Woody died from Huntington's disease. HDSA honored her and celebrated the release of Woody Guthrie Tribute Concerts Box Set at The Triad Theater in New York.
