Marjorie Mazia | |
|---|---|
| Born | Marjorie Greenblatt (Yiddish: חנה גרינבלאַט) October 6, 1917 Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | March 13, 1983 (aged 65) New York City, NY, U.S. |
| Citizenship | USA |
| Occupation(s) | Dancer, activist |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 4, including Arlo and Nora |
| Mother | Aliza Waitzman |
| Relatives | Richard Greenblatt (nephew) |
| Career | |
| Former groups | Martha Graham Company |
| Website | https://marjorieguthrie.com/ |
Marjorie Guthrie (née Greenblatt; October 6, 1917 – March 13, 1983), who used Marjorie Mazia as her professional name,[1] 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[2] president Nora Guthrie.
She was a principal dancer with the Martha Graham Company. With Graham's permission, she started her own dance studio where she taught Graham methods and style.
Due to her husband's affliction with Huntington's disease, she became an activist, founding a predecessor of the Huntington's Disease Society of America.