Neil Gaiman’s Wife

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Who is she? There isn’t really a lot of information to be had, and apparently that’s how the Gaimans prefer it. Fair enough, and thanks to Mary Warner of the blog Woo Woo Teacup Journal for gathering what was out there. She posted her findings here, and basically they’re a series of links to various scant mentions of his wife by Mr. Gaiman. The first link is to an online journal entry in which Gaiman says this: “my wife is happier to be a shadowy and mysterious figure in the background, or something.”

For the record, Mrs. Gaiman’s name is Mary T. McGrath, she’s American, and the couple got married before Gaiman hit it big. They have a son and two daughters, with one of the daughters still pretty much a kid and the other children both grown up and pursuing careers (Google for the son, film production in Hollywood for the daughter).

10 thoughts on “Neil Gaiman’s Wife”

  1. They’re divorced.

    Is the information on this link (about you) true?

    http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_Neil_Gaiman_divorced

    Or is the internet spreading rumors? Apologies for the nosiness – it just seems silly for people to spread rumors like this.

    Oh, there are creepier people spreading worse rumours. And at least this one is true (and you’ll find Mary described as my ex-wife in most of the recent interviews).

    It’s very odd being the subject of Internet Gossip. I mean, it’s not what I thought I was signing up for when I started writing stories (and definitely not what Mary thought she was signing up for). Mostly I try and keep this stuff way off the blog, partly because I figure that the moment you do start talking about it, you lose any right to try and say “No, that’s actually part of my private life, and is honestly none of your business,” about anything, and partly because Mary is much more private than I am about all of this, and opted out of the blog many years ago, of her own volition, like the single Osborne sibling who elected not to be in the show. And besides, anyone whose business it is to know, knows.

    But at the point where it’s turning up on Wiki-Answers… (shakes head).

    So let’s see: for the record, we separated well over five years ago, did the paperwork on the divorce over a year ago, remain close and supportive, love being parents together and enjoy being friends (and, like in some early seventies sit-com, next door neighbours) more than we did being a married couple. She’s terrific —

  3. Oh, feee-uck. It’s too bad.

    Though, in typical Gaiman fashion, he seems to be very civilized and upbeat about it.

  4. Funny … all she wanted was to be left alone, and now he’s married to THE BIGGEST attention whore in the entire universe. Wonder how long that will last? I’d give it +-5 years.

  5. In a world with TMZ and the many stars they cover famous for nothing, calling a hard working indie musician anything like that is assholery of the first order.

  7. You realize the bands she invited on the tour were invited and welcomed to literally pass their hats and collect $ from the audience? Such a scummy thing to do. How about you go make something and save your paternalistic uninformed judgments for someone who’s actually done something wrong.

  8. The point isn’t this one example (as thoroughly documented as it is) but rather that her ENTIRE EXISTENCE revolves around empty provocations that insult anyone with political or moral intelligence, or anyone who genuinely has to strive to succeed financially. She’s a whore in the worst sense of the word. You realize she’s married to a multimillionaire, right?

  9. And didn’t expect him to bankroll her album or tour, but rather continued to engage her audience in the same collaborative manor she always has. Your so right.

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