Marriages
On June 23, 1930, Rockefeller married Mary Todhunter Clark. They had five children: Rodman, Ann, Steven, and twins Mary and Michael. Michael disappeared in New Guinea in 1961, presumed drowned while trying to swim to shore after his dugout canoe capsized.
Nelson and Mary were divorced in 1962. The two lived in a two-floor apartment at 810 Fifth Avenue. The 30-room apartment was renovated for the Rockefellers by Wallace Harrison and decorated by Jean-Michel Frank. She retained the apartment after the divorce.
On May 4, 1963, he married Margaretta "Happy" Murphy. He and his second wife had two children together, Nelson, Jr. and Mark. They moved to a penthouse that encompassed the top three floors at 810 Fifth Avenue. The apartment was expanded by purchasing a floor of 812 Fifth Avenue. The two spaces connected via a flight of six steps. Nelson and Happy Rockefeller used the entrance at 812 Fifth, while his first wife entered through 810 Fifth. They remained married until his death in 1979.
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Famous quotes containing the word marriages:
“Some marriages depend on domestic arguments the way the courts depend on litigation.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“The happiest two-job marriages I saw during my research were ones in which men and women shared the housework and parenting. What couples called good communication often meant that they were good at saying thanks to one another for small aspects of taking care of the family. Making it to the school play, helping a child read, cooking dinner in good spirit, remembering the grocery list,... these were silver and gold of the marital exchange.”
—Arlie Hochschild (20th century)
“Women have entered the work force . . . partly to express their feelings of self-worth . . . partly because today many families would not survive without two incomes, partly because they are not at all sure their marriages will last. The day of the husband as permanent meal-ticket is over, a fact most women recognize, however they feel about “women’s liberation.””
—Robert Neelly Bellah (20th century)