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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.
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.
17 de may. de 1979 · Quien así habla es Marjorie Guthrie, viuda del cantante folk americano Woody Guthrie, fallecido en 1967, a los 55 años de edad, a causa de la enfermedad conocida como corea de Huntington,...
She was many things to many people and this really is the short list. My goal is to create a place where anyone who knew her can share stories about her. I don’t know what the final outcome will be, but I’m interested in seeing how many of you out there knew about her.
Marjorie Greenblatt was born in Atlantic City on October 6th, 1917 to Aliza (Waitzman) & Isadore Greenblatt (Stuckelman). The fourth in a family of five children, Marjorie grew up in an intellectual atmosphere, influenced by her parents’ commitment to Zionism, socialism, and Jewish welfare.
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.
27 de mar. de 2014 · Permalink. I knew Marjorie through a mutual friend, Professor Sheldon C. Reed, my PhD thesis advisor at the University of Minnesota. I was a young professor at Rutgers University and I invited Marjorie to speak to a class of genetic counseling graduate students and families from the community, at the Rutgers Medical School in May, 1979.
