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Thorne was born in [[New York City]] on September 16, 1944, the daughter of Alice and Landon K. Thorne, Jr.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37638425|title=Julia Thorne, 61; Author Was Former Wife of John Kerry|last=|first=|date=29 April 2006|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=21 October 2019|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Her maternal great-grandfather was journalist [[David S. Barry]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37693730/|title=Julia Stimson Thorne Bride of John Kerry|last=Randolph|first=Nancy|date=24 May 1970|work=Daily News|access-date=22 October 2019|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Thorne spent much of her childhood in [[Rome]] where her father worked various jobs.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37639368/|title=Defying Depression|last=Doten|first=Patti|date=8 March 1994|work=The Boston Globe|access-date=21 October 2019|page=51|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37639551/|title=Defying Depression|last=|first=|date=8 March 1994|work=The Boston Globe|access-date=21 October 2019|page=55|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> She graduated from the [[Foxcroft School]] in 1962.<ref name=":2" /> She also took some classes at the [[New York School of Interior Design]] and at [[Radcliffe College|Radcliffe]].<ref name=":0" />
Thorne was born in [[New York City]] on September 16, 1944, the daughter of Alice and Landon K. Thorne, Jr.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37638425|title=Julia Thorne, 61; Author Was Former Wife of John Kerry|last=|first=|date=29 April 2006|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=21 October 2019|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Her maternal great-grandfather was journalist [[David S. Barry]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37693730/|title=Julia Stimson Thorne Bride of John Kerry|last=Randolph|first=Nancy|date=24 May 1970|work=Daily News|access-date=22 October 2019|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Thorne spent much of her childhood in [[Rome]] where her father worked various jobs.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37639368/|title=Defying Depression|last=Doten|first=Patti|date=8 March 1994|work=The Boston Globe|access-date=21 October 2019|page=51|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37639551/|title=Defying Depression|last=|first=|date=8 March 1994|work=The Boston Globe|access-date=21 October 2019|page=55|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> She graduated from the [[Foxcroft School]] in 1962.<ref name=":2" /> She also took some classes at the [[New York School of Interior Design]] and at [[Radcliffe College|Radcliffe]].<ref name=":0" />


Thorne married [[John Kerry]] on May 23, 1970 and wore a dress that was over "two centuries old."<ref name=":2" /> She and Kerry had two daughters together, [[Alexandra Kerry|Alexandra Forbes Kerry]] and [[Vanessa Kerry|Vanessa Bradford Kerry]].<ref name=":0" /> During their marriage, Julia began showing signs of depression and later wrote that she had at one time contemplated [[suicide]].<ref name=":1" /> In the 1980s, she created a nonprofit called the Depression Initiative to educate people about depression.<ref name=":0" /> Thorne and Kerry were divorced on July 25, 1988 after a six-year separation.<ref name=":0" /> She overcame depression by 1990, and by all accounts the two had an amicable relationship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonian.com/people/madame_ex.html |title=Madame Ex |accessdate=2006-04-29 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051123094018/http://www.washingtonian.com/people/madame_ex.html |archivedate=November 23, 2005 }}; The Washingtonian; July 1996</ref> She married Richard J. Charlesworth in 1997 and they moved to [[Bozeman, Montana]].<ref name=":0" /> She continued to be supportive of [[John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign|Kerry's run for president in 2004]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37695146/|title=A Slight Problem With the Kerry Profile|last=Beam|first=Alex|date=3 December 2002|work=The Boston Globe|access-date=22 October 2019|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
Thorne married [[John Kerry]] on May 23, 1970, and wore a dress that was over "two centuries old."<ref name=":2" /> She and Kerry had two daughters together, [[Alexandra Kerry|Alexandra Forbes Kerry]] and [[Vanessa Kerry|Vanessa Bradford Kerry]].<ref name=":0" /> During their marriage, Julia began showing signs of depression and later wrote that she had at one time contemplated [[suicide]].<ref name=":1" /> In the 1980s, she created a nonprofit called the Depression Initiative to educate people about depression.<ref name=":0" /> Thorne and Kerry were divorced on July 25, 1988 after a six-year separation.<ref name=":0" /> She overcame depression by 1990, and by all accounts the two had an amicable relationship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonian.com/people/madame_ex.html |title=Madame Ex |accessdate=2006-04-29 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051123094018/http://www.washingtonian.com/people/madame_ex.html |archivedate=November 23, 2005 }}; The Washingtonian; July 1996</ref> She married Richard J. Charlesworth in 1997 and they moved to [[Bozeman, Montana]].<ref name=":0" /> She continued to be supportive of [[John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign|Kerry's run for president in 2004]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37695146/|title=A Slight Problem With the Kerry Profile|last=Beam|first=Alex|date=3 December 2002|work=The Boston Globe|access-date=22 October 2019|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

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Thorne died from [[cancer]] on April 27, 2006, in her home in [[Concord, Massachusetts]].<ref name=":0" />


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Thorne died from [[cancer]] on April 27, 2006 in her home in [[Concord, Massachusetts]].<ref name=":0" />
== Books ==
== Books ==
Her book, ''You Are Not Alone: Words of Experience and Hope for the Journey Through Depression'' (1993) (with Larry Rothstein) ({{ISBN|0-06-096977-6}}) collects accounts of different people who have faced depression.<ref name=":1" /> [[Ask Ann Landers|Ann Landers]] wrote that "this little book could be a lifesaver and the best $10 you will ever spend."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37639865/|title=New Book Deals With Illness 21 Million Suffer|last=Landers|first=Ann|date=5 December 1993|work=The Press-Tribune|access-date=21 October 2019|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
Her book, ''You Are Not Alone: Words of Experience and Hope for the Journey Through Depression'' (1993) (with Larry Rothstein) ({{ISBN|0-06-096977-6}}) collects accounts of different people who have faced depression.<ref name=":1" /> [[Ask Ann Landers|Ann Landers]] wrote that "this little book could be a lifesaver and the best $10 you will ever spend."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37639865/|title=New Book Deals With Illness 21 Million Suffer|last=Landers|first=Ann|date=5 December 1993|work=The Press-Tribune|access-date=21 October 2019|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

Revision as of 16:57, 26 February 2020

This article is about the deceased ex-wife of US Senator John Kerry. For the name's use on the American TV series "Alias", see Sydney Bristow.

Julia Thorne
Second Lady of Massachusetts
In role
March 6, 1983 – January 2, 1985
GovernorMichael Dukakis
Preceded bySusan Dwight (1975)
Succeeded byJan Cellucci (1991)
Personal details
Born
Julia Stimson Thorne

(1944-09-16)September 16, 1944
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedApril 27, 2006(2006-04-27) (aged 61)
Concord, Massachusetts, U.S.
Cause of deathBladder cancer
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1970; div. 1988)​

Richard Charlesworth
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(m. 1997)​
ChildrenAlexandra Kerry
Vanessa Kerry
RelativesDavid Thorne (twin brother)
OccupationWriter

Julia Stimson Thorne (September 16, 1944 – April 27, 2006) was an American writer. She was the first wife of John Kerry, who was U.S. Senator during their marriage and later Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Secretary of State.

Biography

Thorne was born in New York City on September 16, 1944, the daughter of Alice and Landon K. Thorne, Jr.[1] Her maternal great-grandfather was journalist David S. Barry.[2] Thorne spent much of her childhood in Rome where her father worked various jobs.[3][2] She graduated from the Foxcroft School in 1962.[2] She also took some classes at the New York School of Interior Design and at Radcliffe.[1]

Thorne married John Kerry on May 23, 1970, and wore a dress that was over "two centuries old."[2] She and Kerry had two daughters together, Alexandra Forbes Kerry and Vanessa Bradford Kerry.[1] During their marriage, Julia began showing signs of depression and later wrote that she had at one time contemplated suicide.[3] In the 1980s, she created a nonprofit called the Depression Initiative to educate people about depression.[1] Thorne and Kerry were divorced on July 25, 1988 after a six-year separation.[1] She overcame depression by 1990, and by all accounts the two had an amicable relationship.[4] She married Richard J. Charlesworth in 1997 and they moved to Bozeman, Montana.[1] She continued to be supportive of Kerry's run for president in 2004.[5]

Thorne died from cancer on April 27, 2006, in her home in Concord, Massachusetts.[1]

Books

Her book, You Are Not Alone: Words of Experience and Hope for the Journey Through Depression (1993) (with Larry Rothstein) (ISBN 0-06-096977-6) collects accounts of different people who have faced depression.[3] Ann Landers wrote that "this little book could be a lifesaver and the best $10 you will ever spend."[6]

A Change of Heart: Words of Experience and Hope for the Journey Through Divorce (1996) (ISBN 0-06-095105-2)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Julia Thorne, 61; Author Was Former Wife of John Kerry". The Los Angeles Times. April 29, 2006. Retrieved October 21, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c d Randolph, Nancy (May 24, 1970). "Julia Stimson Thorne Bride of John Kerry". Daily News. Retrieved October 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c Doten, Patti (March 8, 1994). "Defying Depression". The Boston Globe. p. 51. Retrieved October 21, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. "Defying Depression". The Boston Globe. March 8, 1994. p. 55. Retrieved October 21, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Madame Ex". Archived from the original on November 23, 2005. Retrieved April 29, 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link); The Washingtonian; July 1996
  5. ^ Beam, Alex (December 3, 2002). "A Slight Problem With the Kerry Profile". The Boston Globe. Retrieved October 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Landers, Ann (December 5, 1993). "New Book Deals With Illness 21 Million Suffer". The Press-Tribune. Retrieved October 21, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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