Jack Parsons
Born
Marvel Whiteside Parsons

(1914-10-02)October 2, 1914
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedJune 17, 1952(1952-06-17) (aged 37)
Pasadena, California, U.S.
Cause of deathExplosion
Resting placeMojave Desert
NationalityAmerican
Other namesJohn Whiteside Parsons
Alma materPasadena Junior College
Stanford University
University of Southern California
(no degrees)
OccupationRocket engineer, businessman, occultist
OrganizationJet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Aerojet Engineering Corporation
North American Aviation
Hughes Aircraft Company
Spouse(s)Helen Parsons-Smith (née Northrup)
(1935–46; divorced)
Marjorie Cameron
(1946–52; his death)