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Martha Joan Hart née Patterson born in 1966 or 1967 [citation needed] is the widow of the late professional wrestler Owen Hart, who died in May 1999.[1]

Personal life

Martha Joan Patterson was born in 1966 or 1967. She is the youngest of 11 children, the only one really known is her sister Virginia who she mentions as her hero along with her mother Joan, who past away. Martha met Owen in 1982 when Owen was 17 and Martha was 15 while they were in highschool and Martha attended a Stampede Show with her friend Oddette, where she met Owen after recognizing him as one of the wrestlers that attented her school for wrestling practice. She has stated that she and Owen knew that it was love at first sight and their relationship was a dream come true, having so much in common. They married on July 1, 1989. She and Owen had 2 children: Oje Edward Hart (born March 5, 1992) who according to Martha, has Bearing a striking resemblance to his dad, Oje enjoys playing guitar, saxophone and piano, and plays rugby at Strathcona-Tweedsmuir school. He’s attending an upcoming summer camp at the University of Boston, with the teen interested in pursuing either journalism or law. and Athena Christie/Christy Hart (born September 23 1995), who according to Martha is also musically talented and has a passion for horseback riding. Next year, she will attend school in Springbank after living across the pond with her mother as she continued her own studies at Cambridge. Martha has attended some wrestling events including: Survivor Series 1993 & Summerslam 1994 sitting behind Stu and Helen Hart with her son Oje. She also attended the 1996 and 1997 Slammy Awards with Owen, and was at the WWF Canadian Stampede in July 1997 with the rest of the Hart family. According to her book she currently has a bacholors and masters degree in Psychology. Martha has mentioned that May is an very emotional month for her.

Book

In 2002, she wrote a book entitled Broken Harts: The Life and Death of Owen Hart, which is about their life together from when they met, and the life they created for their 2 children.

Lawsuits

Martha Hart settled her wrongful death lawsuit against the World Wrestling Federation for approximately $18 million.[2] She used the funds to establish the Owen Hart Foundation.[3] She has managed the foundation since 1999.[1] Some of the money also went into trust funds for her children.[4] After the lawsuit, Martha separated herself from the majority of the Hart family.[4] She cites Bret, Keith, Alison, Stu, and Helen Hart as the only Hart family members who sided with her during the battle.[4] She criticised those family members who continued to work for the WWF.[4] There is real-life tension between Martha and her sister-in-law Diana Hart-Smith.[1] Martha sued Diana for $19 million and claims that Diana's book, Under the Mat: Inside Wrestling's Greatest Family, is both slanderous and libelous, and had it removed from markets, and everywhere books are sold.[1]

Owen Hart Foundation

In December 2000, she announced the opening of the Owen Hart Foundation which is a Foundation/Charity to help children get college scholarships who have special needs. Every May, however for 2009 it will be held in 2009, Martha hosts a Charity Foundation with a guest star; in recent years, guest stars have included, Bob Newhart, Neil Sedaka, Paul Anka, Bill Cosby, and Howie Mandel. On June 16th, 2009, Jerry Seinfeld will be the guest star. Martha has stated that she started the Owen Hart Foundation because she knew Owen would be happy that he was helping people in his name, especially in the education field.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Greg Oliver (November 20, 2001). "Martha Hart sues Diana over book". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
  2. ^ AP-Reuters (November 9, 2000). "Legal victory bittersweet: Martha Hart". Slam! Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-04-07. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ Chris Gerritsen. "Martha Hart forges ahead with Owen Hart Foundation". Retrieved 2007-04-07.
  4. ^ a b c d Eric Francis (November 8, 2000). "Hart family feud: With WWF suit settled, dead wrestler's [[widow]] lashes out at in-laws". Calgary Sun. Retrieved 2007-06-18. {{cite web}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help)

References

Books

  • Hart, Martha (2004). Broken Harts: The Life and Death of Owen Hart. M. Evans and Company, Inc. ISBN 978-1590770368.
  • Shaun Assael and Mike Mooneyham (2002). Sex, Lies, and Headlocks: The Real Story of Vince McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment. Crown. p. 258. ISBN 1400051436.
  • Diana Hart (2001). Under the Mat: Inside Wrestling's Greatest Family. Fenn. p. 200. ISBN 1551682567.

Articles

Radio

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