06/07/1921 AD born
Dorothy is born at St. Vincent's Hospital to Juanita Jennings, and is adopted by Babe and Helen Ruth.
It is documented that Dorothy was raised to believe that Helen was her biological mother. It is speculated that Helen did not know that Dorothy was the result of an extramarital affair between Babe and his girlfriend Jennings.
It is possible that when Babe Ruth learned of his mistress' pregnancy, he convinced Helen, unaware that Babe was the father, to adopt the baby girl. Babe Ruth also somehow convinced Dorothy's biological mother to allow him to adopt their daughter, so that she could be raised with him and (a possibly unsuspecting) Helen.
Helen and Babe Ruth separated some time between 1924 and 1926. Babe and Helen Ruth did not divorce because of their religious beliefs. Dorothy lived with her adoptive mother Helen after the separation. In January 1929, when she was 7 years old, her mother died in a house fire. After Helen's death, Dorothy lived with her father and Claire Merritt Ruth, whom he married in April 1929. She had one step-sister as Babe had adopted Claire's daughter Julia.
Lattitude: 40.7128° N
Longitude: 74.006° W
Region: North America
Modern Day United States
Subjects Who or What born?
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Dorothy Ruth (Dorothy Helen Ruth Pirone) The biological daughter ...
Objects To Whom or What was born?
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Babe Ruth (George Herman Ruth Jr, The Bambino) American professional ba...
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