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Alberta Gay. Alberta Gay (born Alberta Williams Cooper; January 1, 1913 – May 8, 1987) was the mother of five children including recording artists Marvin Gaye and Frankie Gaye. Born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, she married the minister Marvin Gay Sr., after relocating to Washington, D.C., in her early twenties.
Marvin was reportedly courted by Marlon Brando and became a close friend of Tennessee Williams, whom she met through Margo Jones, who directed the Broadway production of The Glass Menagerie. Marvin later claimed Williams had named his lead character in A Streetcar Named Desire, Blanche DuBois, after her. She married American producer Mark ...
The Sons of Lee Marvin. Actor Lee Marvin (1924–1987), to whom the society is devoted. The Sons of Lee Marvin is a tongue-in-cheek secret society devoted to iconic American actor Lee Marvin. [1] The sole entry requirement for the club is that one must have a physical resemblance to plausibly look like a son of Marvin. [2]
Marvin G. Shields was born December 30, 1939, in Port Townsend, Washington. He lived near Port Townsend on Discovery Bay in Gardiner, Washington. He graduated from Port Townsend High School in 1958 and had moved to Hyder, Alaska, where he worked at Mineral Basin Mining Company, a gold mining project started by Port Townsend company.
Karen Magdalena Nissen. In June 1843 in Christiania he married Karen Magdalena Aas (1820–1900), a granddaughter of Erik Andreas Colban. They were the parents of cartographer Per Schjelderup Nissen and architect Henrik Nissen. His daughter Helga Johanne Arentz Nissen married Johan Johannson and was the mother of Johan and Ole Hartvig Nissen ...
Marvelous Marvin Hagler. Marvelous Marvin Hagler (born Marvin Nathaniel Hagler; May 23, 1954 – March 13, 2021) [2] was an American professional boxer. He competed in boxing from 1973 to 1987 and reigned as the undisputed champion of the middleweight division from 1980 to 1987, [3] making twelve successful title defenses, all but one by knockout.
Through his mother, Oscar Nissen was a descendant of missionary Hans Egede. Nissen first married pianist Erika Lie. The marriage lasted from 1874 to 1895, and they had a daughter, Erika Nissen-Lie, born in 1878, and a son, Karl Nissen, born in 1879. Oscar Nissen married Fernanda Nissen in 1895. He was the uncle of politician Adam Egede-Nissen.
Marvin formerly married to gospel singer Viviane "Vickie" Winans, née Bowman, for 16 years, until their divorce in 1995. His sons, Marvin Jr. (Coconut), Josiah Winans, and stepson Mario "Skeeter" Winans are in the music business. Mario is a producer and R&B singer. Josiah Winans is a producer, featured on Marvin Jr.'s first solo project.