Gail Zappa

Gail Zappa
Born
Adelaide Gail Sloatman

(1945-01-01)January 1, 1945
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedOctober 7, 2015(2015-10-07) (aged 70)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationTrustee of Zappa Family Trust (2002–2015)
Spouse
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(m. 1967; died 1993)​
Children
RelativesLala Sloatman (niece)

Adelaide Gail Zappa (née Sloatman; January 1, 1945 – October 7, 2015) was the wife of musician and composer Frank Zappa and the trustee of the Zappa Family Trust. They met in Los Angeles in 1966 and married while she was pregnant with their first child, Moon, followed by Dweezil, Ahmet and Diva. Gail was also the aunt of model and actress Lala Sloatman.[1][2]

In 2002, Gail Zappa founded the Zappa Family Trust, a holder of the title and copyright to Frank Zappa's musical and artistic products, as well as his commercial image. In 2015, the Trust was given to her son Ahmet shortly before she died of lung cancer.

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