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Alberta Gay

(1913-1987)
Mother of musician Marvin Gaye
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Alberta Cooper Gay (January 1, 1913 – May 9, 1987) was an American domestic worker, schoolteacher and the mother of American recording artists Marvin Gaye and Frankie Gaye. Born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, she married Gaye's estranged father, minister Marvin Gay, Sr., after relocating to Washington, D.C., in her early twenties. She was the only other person present at the murder of her son committed by his father.

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Born Alberta Williams Cooper
1 January 1913
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
Died
9 May 1987 (aged 74)
St. Joseph Medical Center, Burbank, California, USA
Zodiac Capricorn
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  • Marvin Gaye
    Marvin Gaye · Son · 1939-1984 · American singer edit info
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    Frankie Gaye · Son · 1941-2001 · American musician edit info
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  • Nona Gaye
    Nona Gaye · Granddaughter · 1974- · American actress edit info
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