Marshall Thompson

Mayor: City of Gary paid only for Joe Jackson's travel 08/15/2009

Gary, Ind. paid $5,000 for Jackson's father, 7 others to fly to MJ memorial 08/15/2009

Jackson's dad sought pay to be at memorial 08/14/2009

Jackson's father, group bill Gary $5K for memorial 08/14/2009

Gary, Ind. paid airfare for Jackson's father 08/14/2009

Birthday: November 22, 2026

A proud descendant of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall, Marshall Thompson moved from his home town of Peoria, Illinois to the West Coast when his dentist father's health began to flag. Intending to follow his father's example by taking pre-med at Occidental Junior college, Thompson was sidetracked by a love of performing, inherited from his concert-singer mother. His already ...more