Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Patterson, Mary Marvin (née Breckinridge) |
Born |
1905 |
Birthplace |
New York |
Deceased |
2002 |
Deceased where |
Washington |
Spouse |
Patterson, Jefferson, m.1940 |
Father |
Cabell, John |
Mother |
Breckinridge, Isabella Goodrich |
Relationships |
Her grandfathers were Benjamin F. Goodrich, the inventor and industrialist, and John Cabell Breckinridge, a vice president, a presidential candidate in 1860 and secretary of war for the Confederacy. Grandmother: Mary Marvin Goodrich (widow of B.F. Goodrich) Cousin of Mary Breckinridge (founder of the Frontier Nursing Service) |
Occupation |
a New York debutante, photojournalist and broadcaster from war-torn Europe, peripatetic diplomatic spouse and philanthropist, |
Notes |
Mary Marvin Breckinridge Patterson (October 2, 1905 – December 11, 2002) (Marvin Breckinridge Patterson, or Marvin Breckinridge), was an American photojournalist, cinematographer, and philanthropist. She used her middle name, Marvin, both professionally and personally to distinguish herself from her cousin Mary Breckinridge (founder of the Frontier Nursing Service) and to avoid the prejudice against women prevalent at the time. |
