Julia Thorne

Julia Thorne

Infobox Person
name = Julia Stimson Thorne


image_size =
caption =
birth_date = September 16 1944
birth_place = New York City, New York, USA
death_date = April 27 2006
death_place = Concord, Massachusetts, USA
occupation = Writer
parents = Alice Smith Barry, Landon Ketchum Thorne, Jr.
spouse = John Kerry
(1970-1988)
Richard Charlesworth
(1997-2006)
children = Vanessa Kerry
Alexandra Kerry

Julia Stimson Thorne (September 16, 1944 – April 27, 2006) was a writer and the first wife of U.S. Senator John Kerry.

Early life

Thorne was born in New York City. She was the daughter of Alice Smith Berry and Landon Ketchum Thorne, Jr. Her brothers are Landon Ketchum Thorne III of Beaufort, South Carolina and her twin brother David Hoadley Thorne of Brookline, Massachusetts. She spent much of her childhood in Italy, where her father had been appointed to a diplomatic post and was publisher of the "Rome Daily Herald"Fact|date=February 2008. She attended the Foxcroft School in Middleburg, Virginia. She took classes at the New York School of Interior Design and Radcliffe College.

Thorne met Kerry in 1963 at her family's estate on Long Island. Kerry was a Yale classmate of Thorne's twin brother David. Thorne married Kerry on May 23, 1970 and divorced on July 25, 1988, after a six-year separation. They have two children together, Alexandra Kerry (born 1973) and Vanessa Kerry (born 1976). During their marriage, Thorne began showing signs of depression and later wrote that she had at one time contemplated suicide. She overcame depression by 1990, and by all accounts the couple had an amicable relationship Fact|date=February 2008 .

She married Richard J. Charlesworth in 1997 and they moved to Bozeman, Montana. On May 7, 1997, two years after his remarriage, Kerry publicly announced that he had requested an annulment from the Roman Catholic Church of his marriage to Thorne.

Kerry's 2004 Presidential Campaign

She endorsed Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign, stating, "I think he is an immensely talented statesman, and I am 100 percent behind him".

She did, however, express concern about protecting her privacy, and stated that she hoped the couple's daughters would not become too involved in public life.

Books

She was the author of the books "You Are Not Alone: Words of Experience and Hope for the Journey Through Depression" (1993) (with Larry Rothstein) (ISBN 0-06-096977-6) and "A Change of Heart: Words of Experience and Hope for the Journey Through Divorce" (1996) (ISBN 0-06-095105-2).

Death

She was being treated for transitional-cell carcinoma, a form of cancer. Thorne died of bladder cancer in Concord, Massachusetts.

After Thorne's death following a long battle with cancer, Kerry released the following statement: :"Julia was the best mother two daughters could ask for. She always put our kids ahead of everything. She was completely committed to them and their future. Julia fought a hugely courageous fight against cancer and she passed away with the same grace with which she lived. Everyone who knew her will miss her beyond words".

Ancestry

Julia Thorne was a direct eleventh generation descendant of John Bowne, a defiant activist in the struggle for religious freedom. William Thorne Sr., third signatory of the Flushing Remonstrance is also an ancestor.

External links

* [http://www.wargs.com/political/thorne.html] Julia Stimson Thorne's Family Tree
* [http://thorn.pair.com/williamthorne1/d4614.htm#P4614] "Another Thorne Family Tree, with navigable links through the generations"
* [http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2004/07/02/senators_divorce_records_available/] Senator's divorce records available - An article on Boston Globe revealing that John Kerry and Julia Stimson Thorne's divorce papers are public
* [http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/04/28/julia_thorne_author_and_ex_wife_of_sen_kerry_dead_at_61/] Julia Thorne, author and ex-wife of Sen. Kerry, dead at 61 - Obituary from the Boston Globe


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Julia Thorne — Nacimiento 16 de septiembre de 1944 Ciudad de Nueva York, Nueva York, Estados Unidos Defunción 27 de abril de 2006 Concord, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos …   Wikipedia Español

  • Thorne (surname) — Thorne is a surname, an English derivation of the Danish surname Thorn originally applied to a person who lived in or near a thorn bush. Thorne is the 1,721st most common surname name in the United States.… …   Wikipedia

  • Julia Ferrer — (Lima, 25 de febrero de 1925 †16 de febrero de 1995)[1] fue una poetisa peruana apreciada por la generaciones de poetas peruanos de su época y posteriores. El escritor peruano Sandro Chiri dice: Ella era como sus poemas: de carne y fuego .… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus — Infobox actor name = Julia Louis Dreyfus imagesize = 220px caption = Julia Louis Dreyfus, 2007 birthname = Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis Dreyfus birthdate = birth date and age|1961|1|13 birthplace = New York City, New York, USA spouse = Brad… …   Wikipedia

  • David Thorne — This article is about the ambassador. For the Australian writer, see David Thorne (writer). For the British general, see David Thorne (British Army officer). David Thorne United States Ambassador to Italy …   Wikipedia

  • David Thorne — (* 1960 in Boston) ist ein amerikanischer Künstler, der sich der Mittel der Konzept und Videokunst bedient. Er arbeitete dabei über längere Zeit mit Julia Meltzer als Gruppe Speculative Archive zusammen. Seine Arbeiten wurden auf der documenta… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sarah Thorne — (10 May 1836 – 27 February 1899) was a British actress and actor manager of the nineteenth century who managed the Theatre Royal at Margate for many years and who ran a School for Acting there widely regarded as Britain s first formal drama… …   Wikipedia

  • Courtney Thorne-Smith — Born November 8, 1967 (1967 11 08) (age 44) San Francisco, California, U.S. Occupation Actress Years active 1986–present …   Wikipedia

  • Bella Thorne — (à droite) avec son ami Zendaya Surnom Bella Nom …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Alias (temporada 3) — Este artículo o sección necesita referencias que aparezcan en una publicación acreditada, como revistas especializadas, monografías, prensa diaria o páginas de Internet fidedignas. Puedes añadirlas así o avisar …   Wikipedia Español

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”