Mary Grace Slattery was a former celebrity wife, who came into the limelight for her marriage to Arthur Miller. Mary Grace and Arthur met while they were students at the University of Michigan, and their relationship blossomed soon after graduating.
Mary Grace Slattery was very supportive of Arthur Miller. She encouraged him to write, and even spent on him. While Mary Grace worked as a secretary, she used her salary to sustain their family, while Arthur worked on his career, which had not yet started paying them.
Mary Grace and Arthur married two years after graduating from the University of Michigan. Arthur and Grace met at someone’s basement during a party and Arthur her pout for a date. She accepted but she ended up paying for the movie and malted milk afterwards.
Mary Grace Children
Mary Grace was a proud mother of two children. She welcomed a daughter, Jane Ellen, and a son, Robert when she was married to Arthur Miller. Mary Grace and Arthur divorced in 1956, but it remains unknown who continued to care for the children.
Mary Grace’s life away from her previous marriage changed suddenly and she lived a quiet life. As a result of that, there has been no evidence that she went on to remarry and add other children.
Mary Grace’s Husband
Mary Grace Slattery was married to Arthur Miller, two years after she graduated from the University of Michigan. The marriage was so joyful and the duo spent many years together, resulting in two children.
Mary Grace’s marriage to Arthur did not last long as they divorced in 1956. It remains unclear if Mary Grace remarried, but speaking of her ex-husband, she remarried immediately to Marilyn Monroe whom he had met while on a set.
Mary Grace’s ex-husband was a famed American playwright, essayist, and screenwriter who wrote many films in the 20th century. Miller was born in Harlem, Manhattan as the second of three children in 1915.
Miller’s family lived a comfortable life, because of their father’s business. Isadora owned a women’s clothing manufacturing business that employed over 400 people, and he earned respect from the community.
Unfortunately, the family lost almost everything during the Wall Street Crash of 1929. Thus, it moved to Gravesend, Brooklyn. As a teenage boy, Miller delivered bread every morning before school, to support the family.
Miller began doing small jobs after graduating from Abraham Lincoln High School to be able to pay for his college tuition. After graduating from the University of Michigan, he worked as a copyrighter and later accepted a faculty post at New York University.
Mary Grace Slattery’s Net Worth
Arthur Grace’s net worth is not known. She had a career as a secretary but it remains unknown how much she accumulated. But, talking of her ex-husband, he has a net worth of $10 million at the time of his death.
Arthur Grace’s ex-husband earned most of his income from his career in theater. He wrote many popular plays which earned him a good net worth.
Mary Grace Slattery died on December 12, 2008, in Laguna Beach, California. She was survived by her two children and grandchildren.