Joan Lee, wife of Stan Lee, dead
Los Angeles July 7 (IANS) Joan Lee wife of Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee is dead. She was 93.
Joan died on Thursday here. She had reportedly been hospitalised after suffering a stroke earlier this week reports variety.com.
I can confirm the sad news that Joan Lee passed away this morning quietly and surrounded by her family. The family ask that you please give them time to grieve and respect their privacy during this difficult time a family spokesperson said in a statement.
Joan a former British hat model married Stan in December 1947. The two who were married for 69 years met when Stan was supposed to take her friend on a blind date. Together they had two children: Joan Celia (J.C.) and Jan who died three days after her birth.
Before meeting Stan Joan married an American soldier during the Second World War in what turned out to be an unhappy relationship. After a six-week stay in Reno Nevada a judge granted her divorce and he married her and Stan in a room next door.
The newlyweds returned to New York where Stan worked for Timely/Atlas Comics now known as Marvel Comics. Stan cited Joan as inspiration for the burgeoning Fantastic Four project he co-created with Jack Kirby in 1961.
They moved to California in 1981 so Stan could develop Marvel TV and film works. Joan did voice work on Fantastic Four as Miss Forbes and Spider-Man as Madame Web in the 1990 s animated Marvel shows. She also had a role in 2016 s X-Men: Apocalypse.
Joan authored a novel The Pleasure Palace in 1987 about a man s mission to create the world s most luxurious ocean liner while simultaneously balancing three romances.
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