Claire Fox

Claire Olivia Fox (born March 19th, 1950) is a British-American writer and fashion designer best known for her association with cult leader Jay Whitman.

Early Life
Claire was born in the UK city of Liverpool, the youngest of three children. Her father, Michael, was a science professor. Growing up, Claire was close to her two siblings, Johnathan and Angela.

Move to the United States
In early 1965, Michael and Catherine Fox informed Claire and her sister Angela that they would be moving from their home in Liverpool to Duluth, Minnesota, where Michael Fox had been offered a teaching job at the local university.

Their eldest son, Johnathan, was 21 at the time, had already moved to the United States to attend graduate school at Stanford University in California.

Meeting Jay Whitman
Fox gave notice to her landlord in Iowa City that she would be vacating her apartment on August 1st. She instead vacated twelve days early, on July 20th, 1969, the night of the moon landing.

She left behind all of her furniture and all of her possessions except for two bags.

Pregnancy and Escape
In the summer of 1970, while living at Eagle Rock, Fox discovered she was pregnant.

Aftermath
Fox met singer-songwriter Larry Arden in late 1970.