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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 .
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.
Oct 3, 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...
Mar 14, 1983 · Marjorie Mazia Guthrie, who began her career as a dancer but who, in the last 15 years of her life, devoted herself to creating an awareness of Huntington's chorea - a disease that killed her...
In 1967, the dynamic and determined Marjorie Guthrie launched an all-out assault on the disease that would soon claim her husband, music legend Woody Guthrie, and threatened their three children. Her extraordinary efforts turned her into a global voice in the fight against Huntington’s disease.
My grandmother Marjorie passed away on this date in 1983. Although I was only 4 years old, this is the first memory I have in life. I remember the feeling of her apartment without her in it, sitting on her bed and crying.
May 26, 2021 · Woody Guthrie met dancer Marjorie Mazia Greenblatt in 1942. Both of them were living in New York at the time; Marjorie was a principal dancer in the renowned Martha Graham dance company while Woody was performing as a part of the Almanac Singers alongside Pete Seeger and others.
