Education
1961–69
Rovell and Wilson met when she attended a Beach Boys concert at Pandora's Box, a Sunset Strip nightclub, in October 1962 with her sister Diane and their cousin Ginger Blake, who was dating Brian's then collaborator Gary Usher.
1961–69
Rovell and Wilson met when she attended a Beach Boys concert at Pandora's Box, a Sunset Strip nightclub, in October 1962 with her sister Diane and their cousin Ginger Blake, who was dating Brian's then collaborator Gary Usher.
Wilson and Rovell started conversation between sets and then began dating. Wilson was 20 years old, while Rovell was a 15-year-old high school student. Wilson became the producer of the Honeys, a girl group consisting of Marilyn, Diane and Ginger.
The couple had two daughters, Carnie and Wendy. 1970–79
In 1971, Marilyn and Diane formed the band Spring (later renamed American Spring) and together they recorded a few singles and an album. In 1974, due to Brian's growing seclusion from the outside world, following his father's death, Marilyn temporarily stopped her music career.
In 1976, Marilyn persuaded Brian to begin psychotherapy by pretending to go herself and returning home happy, in contrast to Brian's dark moods. Marilyn and Brian amicably divorced in 1979. Brian was likewise supportive of Marilyn, and though estranged from the girls during his recovery, was finally able to connect with them as adults.
1980s–present
Marilyn and the Honeys reunited for a comeback record in 1983 called Ecstasy and they again reformed in the 1990s and performed at occasional venues in southern California. Marilyn has appeared in numerous documentaries and other programs about the Beach Boys, Wilson Phillips, and the music of the 1960s and 1970s. She was portrayed in The Beach Boys: An American Family, and in the earlier Summer Dreams: The Story of the Beach Boys.
She has since remarried and is now known as Marilyn Wilson-Rutherford. She now works as a real estate agent in Los Angeles, California.
He recovered somewhat, but after his family and members of the Beach Boys insisted he cease therapy and return to making music full-time, Wilson's mental health worsened.