Which is incorrect. Rosemary was slightly retarded and kept hidden from view,as much as possible,long before she was lobotomized.
how would i know?
what i know was shaped by the schwartz bio that i've mentioned several times in this thread.
he has painted the daughter of rose and joe as a european-loving, sexually-budding, girl. and, joe wanted to thwart her sexuality, so he consulted the doctor in d.c. evidently joe nor rose expected the lobotomy to do what it did.
don't shoot me, go read the book, and report back.
thanks,
ken
Yep.
Joseph P. Kennedy : The Mogul, the Mob, the Statesman, and the Making of an American Myth
by Ted Schwarz (Hardcover - September 5, 2003)
An intersting tale I heard---and the best part is that it's true:
Whn the Kennedy girls were presented to the Queen Consort, Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) The Queen made a point to be extra nice to Rosemary. It turns out that King George VI's youngest brother was retarded as well---and lived to only 14. When the King met them, he too paid extra attention to her.
Class really can show......