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- NAME: Maria Shriver
- OCCUPATION: Philanthropist
- BIRTH DATE: November 06, 1955 (Age: 57)
- EDUCATION: Georgetown University
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Chicago, Illinois
- Full Name: Maria Owings Shriver
- ZODIAC SIGN: Scorpio
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Maria Shriver married Arnold Schwarzenegger and is the first lady of California. She is part of the Kennedy family and was an NBC journalist for many years.
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Advancing understanding of the disease and supporting medical research is a personal mission for Shriver. Her father has Alzheimer's disease.
Personal Life
Later that year, Shriver experienced two great personal losses. Her mother died on August 11th at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Two weeks later, Shriver lost her uncle, Senator Ted Kennedy, who had been battling brain cancer. After her uncle's death, Shriver appeared on Meet the Press. She described her late uncle as "the most compassionate, empathetic man."
Outside of the world of politics, Shriver has established herself as a successful author. She has written several works, including a successful series of children's books. Her most recent work is Just Who Will You Be? (2008).
Shriver and her husband have four children: Katherine, Christina, Patrick, and Christopher.
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