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Courtney Love's grandfather?


Rumor has it that Courtney's grandmother, novelist Paula Fox, was linked romantically with Marlon Brando when they both lived with Stella Adler.

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Yes, it's been rumored but never confirmed by Courtney's mother or grandmother. Courtney's maternal lineage is marked by adoption as well, as both her mother and grandmother were orphans—given how cut up her family tree is, it honestly wouldn't surprise me if Brando were her biological grandfather. Douglas Fairbanks is also her great, great uncle through marriage, I believe, which she found out later in life. I recall reading an interview with her from maybe 10 years ago or so, and the interviewer brought up the Brando rumor--she said she didn't know if it was the case, and that she wasn't going to have him exhumed to find out (or something to that effect). It is interesting though.

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I read that Douglas Fairbanks was a first cousin to Courtney's great-grandfather, Paul Hervey Fox. Anyhoo, Courtney has an interesting family history.

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