Marriages
Lee de Forest had four wives:
- Lucille Sheardown in February 1906. They divorced the same year they were married.
- Nora Stanton Blatch Barney (1883–1971) in February 1907. They had a daughter, Harriet, but were divorced by 1911.
- Mary Mayo (1892–1957) in December 1912. According to census records, in 1920 they were living with their infant daughter, Deena (born ca. 1919); divorced October 5, 1930 (per Los Angeles Times). Died in a fire in Los Angeles, December 30, 1957 (per Los Angeles Times, December 31, 1957)
- Marie Mosquini (1899–1983) on October 10, 1930; Mosquini was a silent film actress, and she and DeForest remained married until his death in 1961.
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