Alberta Gay, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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mother of American recording artist Marvin Gaye
Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1913
Place of Birth: Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States
Date of Death: 09-May-1987
Profession: teacher
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Alberta Gay
- Alberta Cooper Gay (January 1, 1913 – May 9, 1987) was an American domestic worker, schoolteacher and the mother of American recording artist Marvin Gaye.
- Born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, she married Gaye's father, minister Marvin Gay, Sr., after relocating to Washington, D.C., in her early twenties.
- She was the only other person present at the murder of her son committed by his father.
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