AKA Woodrow Wilson Guthrie

Born: 14-Jul-1912
Birthplace: Okemah, OK
Died: 3-Oct-1967
Location of death: Queens, NY [1]
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Cremated, Scattered at Coney Island

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Musician

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Folk legend

Military service: US Merchant Marine; US Army (WWII)

Father: Charles Guthrie (cowboy/politician)
Mother: Nora
Sister: Clara (d.)
Sister: Mary Jo
Wife: Mary Jennings (m. 1933, div. 1940)
Daughter: Gwen (d.)
Daughter: Sue (d.)
Son: Will Rogers Guthrie (d.)
Wife: Marjorie Mazia (m. 1940, div. 1953)
Daughter: Cathy Guthrie (d. 1946)
Son: Arlo Guthrie (musician, b. 1947)
Son: Joady
Daughter: Nora Guthrie (runs the Woody Guthrie Foundation in NY)
Wife: Anneke Van Kirk (m. 1953, div. 1956)
Daughter: Lorina Lynn Guthrie (b. 1954, d. 1973)

    Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2002)
    Songwriters Hall of Fame
    Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
    Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1988

Official Website:
http://www.woodyguthrie.org/

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