Posted on 04/21/2011 9:40:30 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Evelyn Einstein had a difficult life, never able to cash in on the notoriaty and riches her famous grandfather amassed in his lifetime and beyond. Now dead at 70, her fight to gain control of some of that which she felt was rightfully hers, dies too.
Evelyn Einstein, who was the adopted daughter of one of Einsteins natural born sons, experienced poverty and homelessness and was a self-proclaimed “dumpster diver,” all while the estate of her famous grandfather — one of the most iconic figures of all time — earned millions.
According to her obituary in The New York Times, the younger Einstein spoke four or five languages and earned a master’s degree in medieval literature from Berkeley, yet she lived in squalor.
Working occassionally as a dog catcher, a cult deprogrammer and a police officer, Evelyn Einstein was destitute after her divorce. She was married for 13 years to eccentric professor Grover Krantz, a Washington State University anthropologist who attempted to prove Big Foot existed.
After the divorce she was known to live in her car and scavenge for food out of dumpsters.
In the later part of her life, she made it known that her brilliant, yet eccentric, grandfather did not leave a penny to her or anyone else in the family. Instead, after his death in 1955, his estate, including 75,000 papers and other items were willed to Hebrew University in Jeruselum.
The elder Einstein’s name and likeness draw annual earnings of $10 million, according to the 2010 Forbes magazine “Top Earning Dead Celebrities” list. He ranks eighth after Michael Jackson (1), Stieg Larsson (6) and Dr. Seuss (7).
All royalties go to the Israeli university for scholarships and research.
Just before her death this year, she fought Hebrew University for some of the estate’s profits.
“I’m outraged,” said Evelyn Einstein, who told CNN that she wanted the money to move into an assisted living facility. “It’s hard for me to believe they would treat the family the way they have, which has been abysmally.”
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I would think he would be mildly amused. I now want an Einstein Bobble head dashboard figure. Darn you...
I thought she was Einstein’s sons adopted daughter?
It is uncanny! They both have 2 eyes, 2 ears, a nose, mouth, chin...AND HAIR! DOO-DOO doo-doo DOO-DOO doo-doo...
Well, I guess it’s all relative....
Yes. His name was Einstein too....
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Yeears ago men who fooled around on their wives woulkd sometimes adopt the children of thir mistresses without the wife ever knowing it was his real child.I know a guy who died at 19 who’s bio mother finally spilled the truth about his parentage to his adopted Mom.
That thought had occurred to me when I made my post.
Being the grandkid of a wealthy person does not entitle you to his money.
I don’t think Einstein owed anything to his grandkids. I think it’s proper for him to leave something to his kids, if he has the means, but it would be his kids’ responsibility to leave something to their own kids.
It sounds like she was raised and educated in reasonably comfortable circumstances. That was adequate. If she became unbalanced later, she might get some assistance from family out of compassion, but not because she is owed it simply by virtue of being related to a famous person.
No, your little comment shows that you wear your feelings about “Jewish people” on your sleeve. It is quite clear what you are. And it isn’t personal, I’m not Jewish.
And married to an anthropologist no less, big bucks there!
She hsould have worked as an interpreter for businesses, she would have made quite the fortune and enjoyed the fame that went along with being his granddaughter.
Her first mistake was not getting a practical degree/education and then marrying some fruit who spent his entire academic career seeking out a myth, while having a flimsy degree himself. She should have gotten something substantial and from what I can see, she didn’t stick to anything that could have ended up wiht her moving up the ladder to a more secure and prestigious position, along with higher payments. Knowing multiple languages could have easily gotten her a job with a high level business, or she could have made massive amounts of cash freelancing as an interpreter.
She wasn’t practical and perhaps gambled on living off of the family name, that didn’t work out.
I see she’s learned very quickly that a degree doesn’t mean automatic income, no matter what those college recruiters pay.
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