Mary Margaret Griffin
Born: 1920 in Chicago, Illinois
Pen Name: Maggie Griffin Connection to Illinois: Born in Chicago, Maggie moved to Oak Park to raise her family. Biography: Maggie Griffin grew up in Chicago, the youngest of sixteen children born to Irish immigrant parents. She met Johnny, the love of her life, in Chicago, started dating him after high school (while working at the Form Fit Bra factory in the returns department), and they fell in love and married during the War. Together they raised five children, the youngest Kathleen, who never gave them a moment's trouble throughout her childhood--though it's been payback time ever since.As Kathy's comedy career took off, more and more stories of Maggie magically worked their way into Kathy's routines. And as a regular on ''Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List'', Maggie takes more guff from her daughter than any other mom on national television, so Maggie decided to set the record straight.
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Tip it! : ISBN: 1401324045 OCLC: 505421033 Hyperion, New York : 2010. The beloved mother of comedian Kathy Griffin, and unexpected star of her daughter's Bravo reality show "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List," gives the inside scoop on life as the spotlight-stealing mother to a hilarious, loudmouthed daughter. |