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

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:
<a href="https://www.woodyguthrie.org/merchandise/alife.htm">Woody Guthrie: A Life</a> by Joe Klein
<a href="https://marjorieguthrie.com/">MarjorieGuthrie.com</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/14/obituaries/marjorie-guthrie-singer-s-widow-65.html">https://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/14/obituaries/marjorie-guthrie-singer-s-widow-65.html</a>
<a href="https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/guthrie-marjorie">The Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women</a>
<a href="https://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/the-folkie-and-the-yiddishist-could-be-friends/">Jewish Standard / Times of Israel</a>

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