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Anna Gordy Gaye

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Overview

  • Born
    December 12, 1921 · Georgia, USA
  • Died
    January 31, 2014 · Los Angeles, California, USA (undisclosed)
  • Birth name
    Anna Ruby Gordy

Biography

    • Anna Gordy Gaye was born on December 12, 1921 in Georgia, USA. She was a writer, known for The Negotiator (1998), Reindeer Games (2000) and Elf (2003). She was married to Marvin Gaye and Waymond Cecil Birdsong. She died on January 31, 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Family

  • Spouses
      Marvin Gaye(January 8, 1964 - March 1977) (divorced, 1 child)
      Waymond Cecil Birdsong(September 27, 1942 - August 31, 1949) (divorced)
  • Children
      Marvin Gaye III
  • Parents
      Berry Gordy II
      Bertha Ida Gordy
  • Relatives
      Fuller Gordy(Sibling)
      Esther Gordy(Sibling)
      Loucye Gordy(Sibling)
      Gwen Gordy Fuqua(Sibling)
      George Gordy(Sibling)
      Robert L. Gordy(Sibling)
      Berry Gordy IV(Niece or Nephew)
      Terry Gordy(Niece or Nephew)
      Hazel Gordy(Niece or Nephew)
      Rockwell(Niece or Nephew)
      Kerry Gordy(Niece or Nephew)
      Sherry Gordy(Niece or Nephew)
      Rhonda Ross Kendrick(Niece or Nephew)
      Denise Gordy(Niece or Nephew)
      Robert Gordy Jr(Niece or Nephew)
      Robert Berry Bullock(Aunt or Uncle)
      Stefan Gordy(Niece or Nephew)
      Berry Gordy(Sibling)

Trivia

  • Older sister of Motown founder Berry Gordy, George Gordy and songwriter/actor Robert L. Gordy.
  • Aunt of songwriter/recording artist Rockwell, actress Rhonda Ross Kendrick, Denise Gordy and songwriter Stefan Gordy. Former sister-in-law of Frankie Gaye.
  • Co-founder, with Gwen Gordy and Roquel Billy Davis, of Anna Records in 1959.

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