Rose Kennedy talks about daughter's lobotomy, banning crying in the 'cursed' clan and how she would weigh her children every week in recently uncovered intervju
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THE LIVES OF ROSE KENNEDY'S CHILDREN
Joseph Patrick 'Joe' Kennedy, Jr
Born: July 25, 1915
Died: August 12, 1944
An aviator for the United States Navy, Joe Jr died in an airplane explosion over the English Channel during World War II.
John Fitzgerald 'Jack' Kennedy
Born: May 29, 1917
Died: November 22, 1963
JFK served in the House of Representatives and then the Senate before he was elected president in 1961. He served two years before being assassinated while riding in a motorcade with his wife Jackie in Dallas, Texas.
Rose Marie 'Rosemary' Kennedy
Born: September 13, 1918
Died: January 7, 2005
Rosemary was born with cognitive disabilities and in 1941, her father secretly had her undergo a lobotomy which left her institutionalized for the rest of her life.
Kathleen Agnes 'Kick' Kennedy
Born: February 20, 1920
Died: May 13, 1948
Kick Kennedy married English politician William John Robert 'Billy' Cavendish, the Marquess of Hartington and the heir to the dukedom of Devonshire. Her husband died four months after their marriage, when he was shot by a sniper while fighting the Nazis in Belgium. Tragically, Kick died in an airplane crash in France just four years later.
Eunice Mary Kennedy
Born: July 10, 1921
Died: August 11, 2009
Eunice married Sargent Shriver in 1953 and the couple went on to have five children including Maria Shriver. Sargent Shriver served as U.S. ambassador to France from 1968 to 1970.
Patricia Helen 'Pat' Kennedy
Born: November 20, 1925
Died: September 17, 2006
Pat Kennedy married English actor Peter Lawford in 1954 and the couple had four children before divorcing in 1966. She spent her career as a journalist and film production assistant before succumbing to pneumonia in 2006.
Robert Francis 'Bobby' Kennedy
Born: November 20, 1925
Died: June 6, 1968
Bobby Kennedy married Ethel Skakel in 1950 and the two had eleven children together. He served as U.S. Attorney General under his brother, and entered the Senate after his brother's assassination. He was running for president in 1958 when he was shot dead by an assassin, just like his brother Jack.
Jean Ann Kennedy
Born: February 20, 1928
Age: 87
Jean Kennedy married Stephen Edward Smith in 1956 and the two have two sons and two adopted daughters. During President Bill Clinton's administration, Jean was appointed U.S. ambassador to Ireland - where the Kennedy's ancestors have roots.
Edward Moore 'Ted' Kennedy
Born: February 22, 1932
Died: August 25, 2009
Ted Kennedy served in the Senate for more than forty years, before dying of brain cancer in 2009. He is the fourth-longest serving senator in U.S. history.