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Marvin "Monk" Pierce (June 17, 1893 – July 17, 1969) was president of
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, the
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of the popular women's magazines ''
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'' and ''
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''. He was the father of United States first lady Barbara Pierce Bush, the maternal grandfather of former U.S. president
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and former Florida governor
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, and the father-in-law of former U.S. president
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.


Early life

Marvin Pierce was born on June 17, 1893, in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, to Mabel Pierce (née Marvin; 1869–1955) and Scott Pierce (1866–1945). Scott Pierce was an insurance salesman in
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. His
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Thomas Pierce (1618–1683), an early
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colonist, was also an ancestor of
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, the 14th
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. Marvin attended Steele High School in Dayton. He was a 1916 graduate of
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,
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, where he was a member of
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fraternity, he was nicknamed "Monk" and was a stand-out athlete in football, basketball, baseball and tennis. He was inducted into Miami's Athletic
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in 1972. He also received graduate degrees from MIT in civil engineering and from Harvard in architectural engineering.


Career

Pierce served as the president of
McCall Corporation McCall Corporation was an American publishing company that produced some popular magazines. These included ''Redbook'' for women, ''Blue Book (magazine), Bluebook'' for men, ''McCall's'', the ''Saturday Review (US magazine), Saturday Review'', a ...
, the
publisher Publishing is the activities of making information, literature, music, software, and other content, physical or digital, available to the public for sale or free of charge. Traditionally, the term publishing refers to the creation and distribu ...
of the popular women's magazines ''
Redbook ''Redbook'' is an American women's magazine that is published by the Hearst Communications, Hearst magazine division. It is one of the "Seven Sisters (magazines), Seven Sisters", a group of women's service magazines. It ceased print publicatio ...
'' and ''
McCall's ''McCall's'' was a monthly United States, American women's magazine, published by the McCall Corporation, that enjoyed great popularity through much of the 20th century, peaking at a readership of 8.4 million in the early 1960s. The publication ...
''.


Personal life

Pierce's first marriage (August 1918) was to Pauline Robinson (1896–1949), who was born on 28 April 1896 to
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justice James E. Robinson and his wife Lula Dell Flickinger. They had four children together: * Martha Pierce Rafferty (1920–1999), mother of filmmakers Kevin Rafferty and Pierce Rafferty * James Pierce (1922–1993) * Barbara Pierce Bush (1925–2018),
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from 1989 to 1993. * Scott Pierce (1930–2022) – named for his grandfather '' W'' magazine once described Pauline Robinson as "beautiful, fabulous, critical, and meddling" and "a former beauty from
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with extravagant tastes". Pauline was killed at age 53 in a September 1949
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when Marvin, the driver, hit a tree in Harrison, Westchester County, New York. His granddaughter
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(1949–1953), was named after her. Their third child, Barbara Pierce, later became the wife of the 41st
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,
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, mother of the 43rd president of the United States,
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and of the 43rd
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,
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. Her youngest son,
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, is named after him. Pierce's second marriage (June 1952) was to Willa Gray Martin (1911–2006) (who died during his grandson's presidency), an artist and
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reporter. He also has at least 17 great-grandchildren, including Jenna Bush Hager, and at least 11 great-great-grandchildren (5 through
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).


Death and legacy

Pierce died on July 17, 1969, in
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, at the age of 76, and was interred at Greenwood Union Cemetery. He was survived by his children, two daughters-in-law, two sons-in-law (one of whom was
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), and his grandchildren (two of whom are
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and
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). He was preceded in death by his granddaughter
Pauline Robinson Bush Pauline Robinson Bush (December 20, 1949 – October 11, 1953), commonly known as Robin Bush, was the second child and first daughter of the 41st president of the United States, George H. W. Bush, and his wife, First Lady Barbara Bush. After s ...
in October 1953.


References


External links


Barbara Pierce Bush
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