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Martha Eccles Dodd (October 8, 1908 – August 10, 1990) was an American journalist and novelist. The daughter of William Edward Dodd , [ 5 ] US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt 's first Ambassador to Germany, Dodd lived in Berlin from 1933–1937 [ 6 ] and was a witness to the rise of the Third Reich .
Martha, separated from her husband and in the process of divorce, became caught up in the glamor and excitement of Berlin's social scene and had a series of liaisons, most of them sexual, including among them Gestapo head Rudolf Diels and Soviet attaché and secret agent Boris Vinogradov. She defended the regime to her skeptical friends.
Shortly after returning to the United States and resuming his teaching career, Dodd married Martha Johns at her family's home in nearby Wake County, North Carolina on December 25, 1901. They had two children, a daughter, Martha (1908–1990), and a son, William E. Dodd Jr. (1905–1952) [11] [9]
Martha and Andy renovated Turkey Hill — their “dream home”— which spawned Martha's career. The house is long sold, and "I haven't talked to him for over 20 years, sadly,” she says.
Martha Stewart’s dad protested engagement with a slap Stewart describes her father, Edward Kostyra, as “a dissatisfied, unhappy human being,” who might’ve been an alcoholic. She said her ...
Stewart, 83, who recently has been making the press rounds while panning her Netflix biopic Martha, was painted by said documentary as the original influencer in a pre-social media era.
Dodd was born in Ashland, Virginia, to Randolph-Macon College history professor William E. Dodd and Martha Ida "Mat" Johns Dodd. Three years later, his father joined the faculty at the University of Chicago, while retaining his farm in Loudoun County, Virginia. [3]
Heartsounds is an American drama television film directed by Glenn Jordan and written by Fay Kanin, based on the book Heartsounds: The Story of a Love and Loss by Martha Weinman Lear. It stars Mary Tyler Moore and James Garner , with Sam Wanamaker , Wendy Crewson , David Gardner , and Carl Marotte in supporting roles.