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GIFFEN Family

Harvey Douglas Giffen

Date of birth : July 14, 1903, Iowa.

Date of death : May 2, 1973, Pearl River, Louisiana (,

).
 

Elsie Anna Giffen (born Cassagne)

Date of birth : September 24,1906, Louisiana.

Date of death : October 14, 1985, Pearl River, Louisiana (,

).

Addresses

* in 1931 : h 2038 Hightower Drive, Los Angeles 

* in 1932 : r 11507 Sunshine Terrace, Los Angeles 

 

Foster home of Norma Jeane in 1935.

They lived not far from Highland Avenue and welcomed Norma Jeane after the departure of Gladys Baker to the mental institution.

Harvey worked as sound engineer in the cinema industry, at the Radio Corporation of America (RCA).

They had 3 children, including a girl of the same age of Norma Jeane.

They belonged to the middle-class and could give to Norma Jeane the comfortable life of a loving family.

When she came to live with them, Harvey Giffen planned to leave the cinema and to go back to live in New Orleans.

After having consulted each other, they decided to adopt Norma Jeane and bring her to live with them.

They contacted Gladys at the Norwalk State Hospital, to see how the adoption could be organized; but Gladys refused.

In the 1940' census, they were actually living in New Orleans ().



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