Marvin Pierce
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Marvin Pierce (1893-1969), was president of McCall Corporation, the publisher of the popular women's magazines Redbook and McCall's. He is a 1916 graduate of Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.
His ancestor, an early New England colonist named Thomas Pierce, was also an ancestor of Franklin Pierce, the 14th President of the United States. He is the maternal grandfather of President George W. Bush.
Pierce married Pauline Robinson whom W magazine once described as "beautiful, fabulous, critical, and meddling" and "a former beauty from Ohio with extravagant tastes". In 1949, Pauline was killed in an automobile accident when Marvin, who was driving the car, lost control as he reached over to stop a cup of hot coffee from sliding across the seat onto his wife. The car crashed into a stone wall, killing Pauline instantly.
Their third child was Barbara Pierce, later the wife 41st President George H.W. Bush.
