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A Soldier's Wife
My Mother, the Marvelous Mrs. Marilyn A. UnderwoodBy Blair UnderwoodNarrated by Blair Underwood, Marlo UnderwoodLength4h 24m
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Audiobook read by Grammy award-winning author, Blair Underwood
In this moving biography and memoir, Blair Underwood, acclaimed star of film, stage, and television, pays homage to his mother, sharing her well-lived life, and key lessons learned as a fashion designer, mother, and soldier’s wife.
Born in Buffalo, New York, Marilyn Ann Scales Underwood dreamed of becoming a fashion designer. Moving to New York City to study at theTraphagen School of Fashion, she became an assistant designer and eventually returned to her hometown where she began her career as the first Black female executive at Barmon Brothers Company. Independent and content with being single, she wasn’t interested in marriage until she met Lieutenant Frank Underwood.
Blair Underwood honors his mother with this remarkable work, bringing into sharp focus her life as a soldier's wife, mother, and successful entrepreneur, drawn from his memories, her letters, and interviews with family and friends. Told thematically, organized around essential pillars, Underwood gently peels back the layers of his mother’s life and character to reveal highly, triumphant, and sometimes-scary moments told in Marilyn’s warm and witty voice that connects with readers. Painting a wonderfully rich and deeply human portrait of a woman whose indelible mark is felt by all privileged to know her.
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Rating★★★★ 3.9 (556)
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GenreBiography and Memoir, Self-Help
Length4 hrs 24 mins
Narrated byBlair Underwood, Marlo Underwood
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateApr 14, 2026
LanguageEnglish
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