However, in 1997 she thought she still had a chance, but she and Phil never had any of their own. Laura said, This is the most beautiful stuff Ive ever seen. He is father of Five(Michael, Kevin, Daniel, Mary Rose, and James Donahue). I told Charles, I dont want a house with Louis anybody no Louis XIV, no Louis XV. [7], Thomas attended Marymount High School and graduated from the University of Southern California with a teaching degree: "I wanted a piece of paper that said I was qualified to do something in the world". She has shared many other pictures of herself and her grandchildren. Before tying the knot with her, he was married to Margaret Cooney, with whom he shared five children. Marlo Thomas has been a Hollywood staple since the early 1960s. But before Thomas met Donahue, the actress never thought she would be married. When she wed him in 1980, she was 40 years old. She survived "disaster with six stepkids after marrying her husband of 42 years. Later he served as an anchor at WHIO-TV in Dayton, Ohio. Later in 2006, he served asco-director for the documentary filmBody of War. Ms. Thomas and Mr. Donahue, a divorc with five children, had a long-distance courtship; she was based in Los Angeles, he in Winnetka, Ill. Not long before they married in 1980, "Phil told me . '", Marlo revealed using the line for a show she wrote called "Love, Sex and Other Comedy." A group of celibate men decide whether an agreement you made 20 years ago was valid in the eyes of the church[]In my case, that union brought five children into the world. However, Phil's life changed after meeting Marlo Thomas on his talk show. Marlo Thomas Poses with Her Dog Charlie on National Pet Day: 'Phil Took This of Us', George Stephanopoulos & Wife Grow Old Together in $6M Home - She Refused 1st Date Yet They Got Engaged 2 Months Later, Cameron Diaz, 50, 'Looks Nothing like Her Former Self' in Pics after Fleeing Hollywood to Raise 'Miracle' Baby, Marlo Thomas & Phil Donahue Show Their Timeless Love with a Romantic Throwback Photo, 'That Girl's Marlo Thomas Cut Phil Donahue's Hair & Has His Back for 42 Years despite Doubts over Marrying Him, 'Sex & the City's Kim Cattrall Looks 'Stunning' at 66 Shes in Love with Younger Man & Is 'a Mother' without Kids, Mary Ellen from 'The Waltons' Looks 'Wonderful' with Gray Bob at 65 & Lives 'In Nature' with Husband of 20 Years. He is married to Marlo Thomas. ACTRESS, Marlo Thomas, has been married to former daytime talk show host, Phil Donahue, for over 40 years. It was midmorning, but the table was already dressed for dinner. Phil had a career in Chicago and lived with his four sons, while Marlo's career and family roots were in Los Angeles. Ms. Marlo disposed. Many of James's colleagues at work spoke well of him after his death. During the interview, Marlo was asked to clarify her statement about a good marriage being one where both people do not go crazy at the same time, and she said: "Everybody goes a little nutty at one time or the other, right?