Esther Gordy Edwards

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businesswoman human music executive preservationist

Esther Gordy Edwards was a Motown executive and preservationist who played a key role in the label’s development and later safeguarded its legacy as a cultural institution.

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Louise Gordy 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf businesswoman ⓘ
human ⓘ
music executive ⓘ
preservationist ⓘ
basedIn Detroit ⓘ
surface form: Detroit, Michigan, United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1920-04-25 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2011-08-24 ⓘ
educatedAt Cass Technical High School ⓘ
employer Motown Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroup Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African American
familyName Edwards ⓘ
Fuller Gordy ⓘ
surface form: Gordy
fieldOfWork cultural preservation ⓘ
museum administration ⓘ
music industry ⓘ
founded Motown Museum ⓘ
surface form: Motown Historical Museum
founderOf Motown Museum ⓘ
surface form: Motown Historical Museum
gender female ⓘ
givenName Esther ⓘ
hasHeritage Southern United States roots ⓘ
memberOf Gordy family ⓘ
name Esther Gordy Edwards self-link ⓘ
notableFor creating a museum at Motown’s original Hitsville U.S.A. headquarters ⓘ
helping develop Motown Records as a major record label ⓘ
maintaining Motown’s original studio and offices as a museum attraction ⓘ
mentoring Motown artists and staff ⓘ
preserving the legacy of Motown Records ⓘ
notableWork Motown Museum ⓘ
surface form: Motown Historical Museum
occupation entrepreneur ⓘ
museum director ⓘ
record executive ⓘ
placeOfBirth Oconee, Georgia, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Detroit ⓘ
surface form: Detroit, Michigan, United States
positionHeld board member of Motown Records ⓘ
corporate secretary of Motown Records ⓘ
executive at Motown Records ⓘ
vice president of Motown Records ⓘ
religion Baptist ⓘ
residence Detroit ⓘ
surface form: Detroit, Michigan, United States
sibling Anna Gordy Gaye ⓘ
Berry Gordy ⓘ
Fuller Gordy ⓘ
George Gordy ⓘ
Gwen Gordy Fuqua ⓘ
Esther Gordy Edwards self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Louise Gordy

Robert Gordy ⓘ
spouse George Edwards ⓘ
workLocation Detroit ⓘ
surface form: Detroit, Michigan, United States

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Motown Museum → foundedBy → Esther Gordy Edwards ⓘ
Gordy family → hasNotableMember → Esther Gordy Edwards ⓘ
Esther Gordy Edwards → name → Esther Gordy Edwards self-link ⓘ
Esther Gordy Edwards → sibling → Esther Gordy Edwards self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louise Gordy