# Martha Ruggles Bernhard

> Martha Franc Ruggles Bernhard Updike was an American social worker and the widow of author John Updike. She served as a model for several of his fictional characters, including in his story "A Constellation of Events", which was loosely based on the initiation of their relationship.

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/martha-ruggles-bernhard

## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1937-10-18
- **Died:** 2023-10-09
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 36.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.8 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 1.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 10.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 29.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Martha Ruggles Bernhard Updike](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Ruggles_Bernhard_Updike)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108674995)

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