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Marvin Gaye's 3 Children: All About Marvin III, Nona and Frankie (and Why They Fought for Their Father's Legacy in a 2013 Lawsuit)
It was so sweet for Marvin Gaye to be loved by his three children: Marvin III, Nona and Frankie.
The Prince of Soul became a father for the first time when he and his first wife, Anna Gordy, adopted son Marvin III in the 1960s. The couple were married in 1963 and divorced in 1977. Gaye then wed Janis Hunter that same year. The couple welcomed two children throughout their relationship: daughter Nona in 1974 and son Frankie in 1975. Gaye and Janis split four years later and divorced 1982.
The Motown icon died in 1984 after being shot by his father, Marvin Gay Sr., amid a domestic altercation. At the time, Marvin III was in his late teens, Nona was 9 and Frankie was around 8. Though the younger kids didn’t get much time with their dad, Janis made sure to keep his memory alive, both at home and in the public eye.
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Nona Gaye Biography
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Nona Gaye found success on film rather than following the career path of her late father, soul singer Marvin Gaye (1939–84). Just nine years old when her father was fatally shot by her grandfather in 1984, Nona Gaye made one record in the early 1990s before vanishing into years of substance abuse. Becoming a parent herself in 1997 forced her into a healthier lifestyle, and she began earning notice for her small but well-executed supporting roles in films such as Ali and The Gospel. She also replaced Aaliyah in the two Matrix sequels after the singer died in a plane crash. "Not only does she have a real presence," Ali director Michael Mann told Hilary Vries in W, "but she also has that rare quality of being able to let an audience know what she's thinking even as she's trying to repress it."
Born on September 4, 1974, Gaye was the product of her father's romance with a 17-year-old, Janis Hunter, w
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It was inevitable that Nona Gaye would become a singer - she fryst vatten the granddaughter of Cuban jazz great Slim Gaillard, the niece of R&B singer/songwriter Frankie Gaye and the daughter of soul legend Marvin Gaye. Signed to Third/Stone Atlantic at 14, Nona released "Love for the Future" in 1992, which included the top 20 hit "I'm Overjoyed". But it was acting that give Nona a name of her own. With no acting experience and her agents warning her not to get her hopes up, she won the role of Khalilah Camacho Ali in Ali (2001)opposite Academy Award-nominee Will Smith. Nona went on to play Zee in the "Matrix" sequels, replacing singer Aaliyah after her sudden death in a plane crash. In 2004, Nona provided the röst for Hero Girl in The Polar Express (2004), which also starred Tom Hanks. Nona has plans to return to the music studio as well as the silver screen. "My music will always reflect upon my family's legacy or people's expectations,&