Jane Dobbins Green is an American woman who became famous after her marriage to the late renowned American businessman, Ray Kroc.
One can hardly talk about the rise of the McDonald’s franchise to become the top-selling fast food chain in the world without mentioning the man responsible for turning around the fortunes of the company he purchased in 1961.
Jane Dobbins Green was the business tycoon’s second wife and during their 5-year marriage, the celebrity ex-wife became well-known to the public like all celebrity spouses. She became exposed to the spotlight, which in turn made the public more interested in her. Meet Jane Dobbins Green, Ray Kroc’s ex-wife.
Summary of Jane Dobbins Green’s Bio
- Full Name: Jane Dobbins Green
- Gender: Female
- Ethnicity: Caucasian
- Nationality: American
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
- Religion: Christianity
- Marital Status: Divorced
- Jane Dobbins Green’s Ex-Husband: Raymond Albert Kroc, deceased (m. 1963, div. 1969)
- Famous for: Being Ray Kroc’s ex-wife
Jane Dobbins Green Was Born In The United States
Jane Dobbins Green lived a relatively anonymous life before she tied the knot with Ray Kroc. As a result of this, records of her birth have remained inaccessible. However, based on a variety of factors, including the period she spent married to the late business tycoon, one could assume that Jane Dobbins Green is in her late 80s or early 90s.
We have it on good authority though, that Jane Bobbins Green was born in the United States of America even though we have not yet confirmed the exact place of her birth in the North American country. This invariably means that the celebrity ex-wife is an American citizen in all the ways that matter.
Regarding her ethnic identity, It has also been revealed that Jane was born to Caucasian parents which in turn means that she belongs to the Caucasian ethnic group.
As we pointed out earlier, Jane has always played her cards close to her chest when it came to details of her life and this proclivity towards privacy has ensured that there is very little piece of information available about her childhood, formal education background, parents, or any siblings she might have. Given Jane’s age, it would not be wild to suggest that both of her parents are late.
She Became Ray Kroc’s Wife In 1963
Jane Dobbins Green became a publicly recognized name following her marriage to Ray Kroc in 1963. Born Raymond Albert Kroc on October 5, 1902, Jane’s ex-husband, now deceased, was regarded as one of the top businessmen in America for his role in turning the popular fast food chain McDonald’s into the biggest fast food chain in American history.
The timeline of Jane Dobbins Green and Ray Kroc’s first meeting was never documented but given that they got married in the early 1960s one can easily assume that they started dating officially around the same time. After a few years of dating, they got married in 1963.
Every account of Jane’s marriage to Kroc suggests that he was her first husband but a look at the life and biography of the late businessman has revealed that Jane was his second wife. His marriage to Ethel Flemming, his ex-wife of 39 years (1922 – 1961) had just ended two years before he and Jane decided to settle down as man and wife.
Jane And Ray Divorced Because Of His Infidelity
No one would blame Jane for hoping that her marriage to Ray would last as long as his first marriage to Ethel, or even longer, but even she was shocked by the fact that the marriage lasted for only 5 years before ending in 1968. The reason for their divorce is a well-known story that involved the woman Ray eventually made his third wife.
Long before he met and married Jane, Ray had been having a secret affair with Joan Beverly Kroc nee Mansfield while he was married to his first wife Ethel. Several sources have revealed that Ray and Joan met at a restaurant event in 1957 and according to his biography, he had been stunned by her blonde beauty.
At that time, Joan was 28 years old and married to Rawland F. Rollie Smith with whom she had an 11-year-old daughter named Linda Smith at the time while Ray was 52 years old and equally married. Their marital status did not prevent either of them from pursuing a relationship with each other and Ray’s interest in Joan led him to end his near 4-decade marriage to his first wife.
Ray had reportedly asked Joan to move in with him afterward but she had succumbed to societal and family pressure to end the relationship instead. They went their separate ways and Ray ended up marrying Jane Dobbins Green in 1963. Jane was left devastated in 1969 when her ex-husband invited his former mistress to a McDonald’s convention in 1969 and that essentially put the seal to the end of their already flailing marriage.
Jane and Ray divorced 6 months after that convention and this time around, Joan also found the courage to end her own marriage to Smith. Jane’s ex-husband and Joan were soon joined together in marriage not long after that and stayed married until Ray’s death in 1984 from a heart problem.
Jane Dobbins Green’s Ex-Husband Was Worth $600 Million Before His Death
Throughout the time she spent as Ray Kroc’s wife, Jane Dobbins Green’s source of income was linked to her husband’s business empire. After their divorce, however, Jane seemingly withdrew from the public and media’s view. While trying to uncover the celebrity ex-wife’s source of income, several outlets have mistaken her for English-born American author Jane Green.
While both Janes essentially share the same last name, they are two different people with a massive age difference between them. Jane Green, the author credited with writing books such as Bookends, Straight Talking: A Novel, and Spellbound amongst others, is just over 50 years old while our subject is well into her 80s.
Jane’s deceased ex-husband, however, was an astute businessman who was involved in a lot of business endeavors, notably the McDonald’s Corporation. Several sources have reported that he was worth over $600 million at the time of his death, a figure that could easily have risen to well over $1.4 billion in today’s economy.
Where Is Jane Now?
Since her divorce from Ray Kroc, Jane has carried on with her life and has stealthily slid away from media and public notice over time. Even less is known about her whereabouts now than when she married the late Ray Kroc.
