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William Moulton Marston (May 9, 1893 – May 2, 1947), also known by the pen name Charles Moulton ( / ˈmoʊltən / ), was an American psychologist who, with his wife Elizabeth Holloway, invented an early prototype of the polygraph. He was also known as a self-help author and comic book writer who created the character Wonder Woman.
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- May 2, 1947 (aged 53), Rye, New York, U.S.
- May 9, 1893, Saugus, Massachusetts, U.S.
- Elizabeth Holloway Marston (m. 1915; his death 1947)
Jul 8, 2016 · William Moulton Marston, who originated the most popular female comic character of all time, was something of a character in his own right—and his reasons for creating arguably the first ...
William Marston falsely claimed to have invented the lie detector test. The truth about his life was a whole lot wilder than that—and it led to the invention of the most famous female comic book ...
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William Moulton Marston, born in 1893, was a man of many talents, best known for his contributions to psychology, including the creation of the DISC theory. However, his life was far from ordinary, and he was also a lawyer, writer, inventor, and feminist. Marston's contributions to psychology have had a profound impact.
Oct 27, 2014 · Wonder Woman's creator, William Moulton Marston, had a secret life: He had a wife and a mistress and fathered children with both of them. Jill Lepore explains in The Secret History of Wonder Woman.
Marston was a man of a thousand lives and a thousand lies. “Olive Richard” was the pen name of Olive Byrne, and she hadn’t gone to visit Marston—she lived with him.
Sep 7, 2017 · Personal papers of William Moulton Marston, her complex creator, land at Schlesinger. He created the most famous female superhero in history, empowering her to triumph in a male-dominated world, yet he lived together with a wife and a mistress, fathered children with both, and was eager to keep the complex relationship secret.