2.5 Was he married? Did he have any children? (Isaac Asimov)
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This article is from the Isaac Asimov FAQ, by Edward J. Seiler ejseiler@earthlink.net and John H. Jenkins jenkins@mac.com with numerous contributions by others.
2.5 Was he married? Did he have any children? (Isaac Asimov)
Asimov met Gertrude Blugerman on a blind date on Valentine's Day, 1942,
and they were married five and a half months later, July 26, 1942. They
had a son David (b. 1951) and a daughter Robyn Joan (b. 1955). They
separated in 1970 and their divorce became effective on November 16, 1973.
Isaac first met Janet Opal Jeppson when he signed an autograph for her at
an SF convention on September 2, 1956. He was suffering badly (and
silently) from a kidney stone at the time, which gave her the impression
that he was an unpleasant person. He later claimed to have absolutely no
recollection of that first meeting. They next met on May 1, 1959, when
Janet attended a mystery writers' banquet as a guest of Veronica Parker
Johnson and was seated with Isaac. That time the mutual attraction was
immediate. When Isaac and Gertrude finally separated in 1970, he moved in
with Janet almost at once, and they were married at Janet's home by an
official of the Ethical Culture Society on November 30, 1973. Asimov had
no children by his second marriage.
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