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In extremely sad news program , it ’s been report that Joan Lee , the married woman of Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee , die Thursday in Los Angeles . She was 95 twelvemonth old ; the pair had been happily married for 69 year .
THRreported that she had suffered a slash in the beginning in the workweek and had been subsequently hospitalise . In plus to a spokesperson for Stan Lee issuing an prescribed statement , Marvel Cinematic Universe star Chadwick Boseman passed along his condolences to Lee and his house :
" I can confirm the distressing news that Joan Lee passed away this morning quietly and surround by her household … The mob ask that you please give them metre to grieve and respect their privateness during this hard clock time . "
Joan Lee was a former British hat model who married the comic book writer on Dec. 5 , 1947 . The couple were known to all associates as being extremely devoted to each other . During their long kinship , Stan and Joan had two children : J.C. ( Joan Celia ) , who was acquit in 1950 , and Jan , who sadly died just three days after her giving birth in 1953 .
ship my sincere condolences to@TheRealStanLeeon the passing of Joan . All of your Avengers are declare you&your family in our supplication . — Chadwick Boseman ( @chadwickboseman)July 6 , 2017
With compliments to the duad ’s long - lasting relationship , Lee had antecedently spoken toTHRregarding his fortuitous coming together with Joan which get along about completely by accident :
" When I was young , there was one daughter I pull ; one soundbox and face and hair . It was my musical theme of what a girl should be . The perfect fair sex . And when I got out of the Army , somebody , a cousin of mine , lie with a mannikin , a chapeau model at a place called Laden Hats . He suppose , ' Stan , there ’s this really pretty young lady named Betty . I think you ’d like her . She might like you . Why do n’t you go over and ask her to lunch . ' Blah , blah , blah … So I went up to this place . Betty did n’t respond the threshold . But Joan answer , and she was the head simulation . I took one feel at her - and she was the girl I had been run all my living . And then I heard the English accent . And I ’m a nut for English accents ! She said , ' May I assist you ? ' And I took a look at her , and I think I said something crazy like , ' I screw you . ' I do n’t call back on the dot . But anyway , I took her to lunch . I never met Betty , the other girl . I think I proposed to [ Joan ] at lunch . “
It was an unbelievably romantic showtime to a long life together and their special companionship even led to the inception of iconic laughable - book characters . When Lee was on the verge of quitting his writing , Joan encourage him to write one last comic which reportedly reverse out to beThe Fantastic Four .
While Joan never accomplish the same identification number of film appearances as her hubby , she did do voice work on several nineties animated Marvel show , and recently made a cameo inX - Men : Apocalypse . Joan was also an generator , who release the novelThe Pleasure Palacein 1987 , and plainly had more unpublished but finished novels at home .
We pass our condolences to Stan Lee and his kinsperson , and give thanks Joan Lee for her contribution to that amazing alternative world that she help build .
Source : Chadwick Boseman , THR
