Posted: Tue., Jun. 4, 2002, 4:46pm PT

Mary Garey

Mother of Diane Ladd, grandmother of Laura Dern

Mary Garey, mother of Oscar-nommed actress Diane Ladd and grandmother to Oscar-nommed actress Laura Dern, died May 23 in Ojai, Calif., of natural causes.

In 1997, Garey, Ladd and Dern were on the cover of the book "Mothers and Daughters" which included an essay about the trio.

Mobile, Ala., native spent most of her life in Mississippi before relocating to California four years ago. She was twice married and widowed..


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