Alberta Gay
Domestic worker, Deceased Person
1913 – 1987
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Who was Alberta Gay?
Alberta Cooper Gay was a domestic worker and the mother of American recording artist Marvin Gaye. Born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, she married Gaye's father, minister Marvin Gay, Sr. after relocating to Washington, D.C. in her early twenties. She was the only other person present in the murder of her son committed by his father.
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- Born
- Jan 1, 1913
Rocky Mount - Also known as
- Alberta Cooper Gay
- Spouses
- Marvin Gay, Sr.
(1935/07/02 - 1984)
- Marvin Gay, Sr.
- Children
- Profession
- Died
- May 9, 1987
Los Angeles
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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