Riley Maple, son of actress/songstress Mare Winningham

[Jesse McCann]

I'm sad to report the death of Riley Maple, born in 1981, son of Mare
Winningham. He was her oldest son, studying acting at LACC's Acting
Academy, and showed promise. He was, however, a troubled soul, it
seems. He took his own life. RIP Riley.

[Terry Ellsworth]

Mare Winningham is a "songstress?" I thought she was just an actress?

Terry Ellsworth

[Mordecai]

Post by Terry Ellsworth
Mare Winningham is a "songstress?" I thought she was just an actress?

She has recorded a couple of folksy albums and did her own singing in
her Oscar-nominated performance in "Georgia." Condolences to her and her
family.

[d***@comcast.net]

I still think of Mare Winningham as one of the "brat pack"! I'm
surprised she had a 24 year old son!

[n***@earthlink.net]

I'm surprised too (I'm about 7 weeks older than Mare...how does that
make me feel)
Guessing my age is why I don't engage in some of that puerile name
calling that characterizes most of the political threads on this board.

[mavman]

She does seem too young to have a 24 year old. The son's last name was
Maple. If he was 24, he was born 2 years before Mare married Mr.
Maple, and he was born the same year she was divorced from her first
husband. Was her first husband his father, and then he took the second
husband's name later? Or did she and Mr. Maple have a baby the same
year she was still married to Mr. Martinez?

In any case, it's an unthinkable tragedy and my sympathies are with all
the Maples.

[d***@comcast.net]

Mare's first husband was actor A Martinez. His Imdb bio lists 3
children, but not Riley.

[Laurie Mann]

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[Squib]

Post by Laurie Mann
Children: Riley Maple (b. 1981), Paddy Maple, Jack Maple (b. 1985),
Calla Louise Maple (b. 1987).
She would have been 22 when she had Riley, which was certainly young to
have a first child in the '80s, but not impossible. I was 23 when I
had my daughter in 1980, and was one of the youngest mothers on my
maternity ward.

Loretta Lynn had her first baby when she was 14 years old. She was a
grandmother by the time she was 30. Compared to this, 22 seems almost
like middle aged. In fact most girls before the 20th century started having
kids very young. This was probably more out of necessity than anything
else, life expectancy was much lower, and I imagine that women's fertility
rates dropped dramatically as they approached their 30s.

[Bill Schenley]

Post by Squib
Loretta Lynn had her first baby when she was 14 years old.

She had her first baby at 16.

It made for a better tale in "Coal Miner's Daughter," but marriage records show that she was 15 when she was married to Doo ... Her daughter, Betty Sue, who was her oldest child, was born in 1948, 3-4 months after Lynn turned 16.

[r***@gmail.com]

Post by Squib

Post by Laurie Mann
Children: Riley Maple (b. 1981), Paddy Maple, Jack Maple (b. 1985),
Calla Louise Maple (b. 1987).
She would have been 22 when she had Riley, which was certainly young to
have a first child in the '80s, but not impossible. I was 23 when I
had my daughter in 1980, and was one of the youngest mothers on my
maternity ward.

Loretta Lynn had her first baby when she was 14 years old. She was a
grandmother by the time she was 30. Compared to this, 22 seems almost
like middle aged. In fact most girls before the 20th century started having
kids very young. This was probably more out of necessity than anything
else, life expectancy was much lower, and I imagine that women's fertility
rates dropped dramatically as they approached their 30s.

Your info about Loretta Lynn was wrong.

[Kenny McCormack]

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Post by Squib
Loretta Lynn had her first baby when she was 14 years old. She was a
grandmother by the time she was 30. Compared to this, 22 seems almost
like middle aged. In fact most girls before the 20th century started having
kids very young. This was probably more out of necessity than anything
else, life expectancy was much lower, and I imagine that women's fertility
rates dropped dramatically as they approached their 30s.

Your info about Loretta Lynn was wrong.

According to Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loretta_Lynn#Children_and_grandchildren)
the correct numbers are 16 & 34.

So, previous poster was wrong - but not by *that* much (only 4).

[Squib]

Post by d***@comcast.net
I still think of Mare Winningham as one of the "brat pack"! I'm
surprised she had a 24 year old son!

Both Winningham and Kevin Spacey went to high school together. So
she would be old enough to have a kid that age. Actually even in the
1980s she would have been a little too old to be part of the "brat pack",
of Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, Robert
Downey Jr., Mary Stuart Masterson, etc.

[m***@att.net]

Post by d***@comcast.net
I still think of Mare Winningham as one of the "brat pack"! I'm
surprised she had a 24 year old son!

I think that she was actually pregnant when the filmed St. Elmo's Fire

[LadyMusicFan]

Post by Terry Ellsworth
Mare Winningham is a "songstress?" I thought she was just an actress?

Mare considers herself a "singer who acts".

http://www.marewinningham.com/bio.html

[j***@gmail.com]

Post by Terry Ellsworth
Mare Winningham is a "songstress?" I thought she was just an actress?
Terry Ellsworth

I saw her sing in San Jose. She has a very good voice.

[m***@gmail.com]

Thanks for wasting our time by bringing up an 8 year old obit.

[Brigid Nelson]

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Post by Terry Ellsworth
Mare Winningham is a "songstress?" I thought she was just an actress?
Terry Ellsworth

I saw her sing in San Jose. She has a very good voice.

I believe she was on the Gong Show with her guitar, back in the 70's.

brigid

[LadyMusicFan]

Post by Jesse McCann
I'm sad to report the death of Riley Maple, born in 1981, son of Mare
Winningham. He was her oldest son, studying acting at LACC's Acting
Academy, and showed promise. He was, however, a troubled soul, it
seems. He took his own life. RIP Riley.

Searched around online and see no official news about Riley's passing.

Anyone have a link to news story?

[Jesse McCann]

Post by LadyMusicFan
Searched around online and see no official news about Riley's passing.

Anyone have a link to news story? <<

You may not find one. I have second-hand knowledge. My daughter was a
good friend of Riley's and he has spent time at our house. I spent
Sunday consoling my daughter, and she is still very upset, of course.
One way to relieve the pressure on myself was to say something
publically about Riley's passing. The press might not pick it up.

[d***@comcast.net]

Seems strange his death wouldn't at least rate a mention in Variety...

[~Mary]

Post by LadyMusicFan

Post by Jesse McCann
I'm sad to report the death of Riley Maple, born in 1981, son of Mare
Winningham. He was her oldest son, studying acting at LACC's Acting
Academy, and showed promise. He was, however, a troubled soul, it
seems. He took his own life. RIP Riley.

Searched around online and see no official news about Riley's passing.
Anyone have a link to news story?

I couldn't find anything except this written in someone's personal
writings. http://www.7thsign.com/~linkaloo/?cat=10

I did find web pages with his name listed at the school he was attending
and some plays that he had been in. Try searching for "Riley Mapel".
That is the way it is spelled on these sites.

[d***@gmail.com]

Post by Jesse McCann
I'm sad to report the death of Riley Maple, born in 1981, son of Mare
Winningham. He was her oldest son, studying acting at LACC's Acting
Academy, and showed promise. He was, however, a troubled soul, it
seems. He took his own life. RIP Riley.

[v***@gmail.com]

You witches should be ashamed of yourselves, a man has died; his mother and father, heart broken and his siblings incredibly shocked, hurt, depressed, a sibling is gone. For you to sit and gossip about him, his mother makes you all incredibly evil, possibly jealous of her. I don't have to know this woman to feel her pain and anguish even today. The young man was her first son. I can't imagine life without my young, talented son. Heart broken, lost, blaming myself ...what could I have done to help my child? My prayers and sincere condolences in hearing about her loss. A fan~

[m***@gmail.com]

Vernett right on

[e***@gmail.com]

Post by m***@gmail.com
Vernett right on

Ill light this back up if anyone reads it....I still think about that guy every day....he was a very good friend....ill never see him ride his skateboard to my house...he will never surprise me by just showing up...we will never have a beer together....Vernett is right....this is about Riley...not about anything else.

[t***@gmail.com]

Post by Jesse McCann
I'm sad to report the death of Riley Maple, born in 1981, son of Mare
Winningham. He was her oldest son, studying acting at LACC's Acting
Academy, and showed promise. He was, however, a troubled soul, it
seems. He took his own life. RIP Riley.

[t***@gmail.com]

Post by Jesse McCann
I'm sad to report the death of Riley Maple, born in 1981, son of Mare
Winningham. He was her oldest son, studying acting at LACC's Acting
Academy, and showed promise. He was, however, a troubled soul, it
seems. He took his own life. RIP Riley.

[t***@gmail.com]

Post by Jesse McCann
I'm sad to report the death of Riley Maple, born in 1981, son of Mare
Winningham. He was her oldest son, studying acting at LACC's Acting
Academy, and showed promise. He was, however, a troubled soul, it
seems. He took his own life. RIP Riley.

[t***@gmail.com]

Post by Jesse McCann
I'm sad to report the death of Riley Maple, born in 1981, son of Mare
Winningham. He was her oldest son, studying acting at LACC's Acting
Academy, and showed promise. He was, however, a troubled soul, it
seems. He took his own life. RIP Riley.