- Maureen Dean is a 79-year-old American writer known for Mo: A Woman’s View of Watergate and Washington Wives
- She is married to John Dean, former counsel to the US president, Richard Nixon, who was directly involved in the Watergate scandal and was imprisoned for the role he played
- Maureen currently resides in Los Angeles, California, alongside her husband of over 5 decades
Maureen Dean is an American writer also known for being the wife of John Dean, former White House Counsel to the ex-US president, Richard Nixon. John Dean became infamous for his role in the Watergate scandal and eventually, the events that followed, which led to his imprisonment and disbarment.
The 79-year-old writer has written a couple of books, including Washington Wives and Capitol Secrets. Some of her works have been adapted into screenplays for TV series. Similarly, she has also been represented in a TV series. She is currently residing in Los Angeles, California, with her husband of many decades.
Where Is the American Writer Today?
Maureen Dean lives a low-key life after her politician-husband, John Dean was involved in the Watergate scandal. The scandal resulted from the break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington DC and her husband’s role in it.
After the scandal quietened, Maureen and her husband moved to Beverly Hills, where they live a quiet life as they age. Maureen continues to give full attention to her writing and spends her time going on long walks, sightseeing, and other recreational activities with her husband of over five decades.
A Look at Maureen Dean’s Life Before the Watergate Scandal
Maureen Dean was born Maureen Elizabeth Kane to devout Catholic parents. She was born on the 10th of October 1945 and her place of birth was Los Angeles, California.
She lost her father at the age of 17. Because of this, she had to drop out of school as her widowed mother could not afford to pay for her education. The young Maureen worked as a flight attendant and did other menial jobs to be able to support her family.
Maureen Dean Got Married to John Dean in 1972
Before starting a lifelong romance with John Dean, Maureen Dean had been married twice. First to George Owen and then to Michael William Biner. She got married to the former on the 1st of April 1967 only to divorce him a month later. Sometime in the following year (1968), she got married to her second husband, Biner, and remained married to him until his death on the 5th of July 1969.
The American writer met her third husband, John Dean, while she was working for the National Committee on Marijuana and Drug Abuse. The duo was introduced by American Diplomat, Barry Goldwater Jr. after John also got divorced. Maureen revealed that they did not waste so much time after they met. They started dating, and soon after, moved in together.
Maureen and John got married on October 13, 1972, in a simple ceremony. Their marriage has not produced any child but John has a son named John Wesley Dean IV from his previous marriage to Karla Ann Hennings.
The American Writer Supported Her Husband During the Watergate Scandal
Maureen and her husband John Dean became a topic of discussion after the involvement of the latter in the Watergate scandal. Despite the backlash and unwanted publicity it attracted, Maureen Deen stood solidly beside her husband. She was very supportive of him and even attended his court hearings.
John was sentenced to 4 months in jail and disbarred in the state of Virginia and Columbia district. But through it all, she remained supportive of him. According to John’s colleagues, her love and devotion to him were what kept him sane during the trial and sentence. They added that he was completely in love with her and makes no bones about it.
Mo, as she is fondly called, has been portrayed in movies and TV shows, including the miniseries, Blind Ambition. The series was adapted from Maureen’s novel Mo: A Woman’s View of Watergate.
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Maureen Deen Began Her Writing Career after the Scandal
She began her writing career in 1975 when she released her first book titled Mo: A Woman’s View of Watergate; this was in November of that same year. Maureen co-authored the book alongside American author and journalist, Hays Gorey, who was once an editor at the Salt Lake Tribune.
Maureen Deen has published other books like Washington Wives and Capitol Secrets. While the former was published in 1987, the latter was released in 1992. Subsequently, Mo: A Woman’s View of Watergate was adapted into a four-episode television series titled, Blind Ambition. It was released in 1979.
The Politician’s wife has distanced herself from the media after the Watergate scandal died down. She has focused on writing while enjoying her older years in the company of those who mean the most to her. Those who enjoyed her books hope the American writer would release another work real soon.
