New Facts: Steinem's Legacy Highlights Family Ties
In 2000, at 66, Gloria Steinem married activist David Bale and became stepmother to his four adult children. The stepchildren are Christian Bale, Louise Bale, Sharon Bale, and a fourth sibling identified as Erin Bale or Erin Kreunen. The marriage ended with David Bale’s death from brain lymphoma in 2003 at age 62.
Their small sunrise wedding took place at the Oklahoma home of Wilma Mankiller and blended Cherokee and civil traditions. The two had met the year before at a Voters for Choice benefit.
Steinem stayed connected to the family after her husband’s death. She attended a New York screening of Christian Bale’s film The Pale Blue Eye in 2022. Christian Bale has said he learned of the marriage only after it happened while he was in Germany.
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