Bettina Gorton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bettina Gorton

Wife of Australian Prime Minister

Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1915

Place of Birth: Bangor, Maine, United States

Date of Death: 02-Oct-1983

Profession: linguist, lexicographer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Bettina Edith Gorton, Lady Gorton (née Brown; 23 June 1915 – 2 October 1983) was an American-born academic who was best known as the first wife of John Gorton, the 19th Prime Minister of Australia.
She was born in Portland, Maine, met her husband while studying in France, and married in 1935.
She developed an interest in South-East Asian culture relatively late in life, learning to speak Malay and Javanese and completing her first university degree at the age of 50.
She was involved with a long-running Australian National University project to compile a Malay–English dictionary, although she curtailed her involvement during her husband's prime ministership (1968–1971).