Joan Devore is the ex-wife of Gavin MacLeod. Joan Devore was an American actor best known for portraying Merrill Stubing, the ship’s captain, on ABC’s The Love Boat and Murray Slaughter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
How did Gavin MacLeod meet his wife, Joan Devore
How did the two former lovers meet and create their love story? The couple have not given any account of how they met and started out. However, Joan Devore and Gavin got married in 1955. The couple tied the knot in a beautiful ceremony in the presence of their friends, family, and loved ones.
Their marriage didn’t last forever, and the decision to go their separate ways in 1972. Joan Devore and Gavin MacLeod are divorced after a marriage of 17 years. The reason behind their divorce was never made public. Their 17 years of marriage was also blessed with three children. They are Meghan MacLeod, Keith MacLeod, David MacLeod, and Julie MacLeod.
After their divorce, not much was heard from Joan Devore. She only came into the limelight because of her marriage to the popular actor. Gavin on the other hand moved on.
In 1974, MacLeod married his second wife, Patti. It was her second marriage as well. MacLeod divorced her in 1982, while he was Captain on The Love Boat. She spent the next three years seeking treatment from psychiatrists on both the West and East coasts. Patti eventually received a phone call from Shirley Boone, Pat Boone’s wife, inviting her to a Christian prayer group that included several famous actresses who began to pray for Gavin.
Later, MacLeod stated, “I began to think about her the next day. I felt compelled to contact Patti. I dialed Patti’s number. I saw her again the following Monday, and things haven’t been the same since.” MacLeod inquired as to what had occurred. She then told him everything, including the fact that she had given her life to Jesus Christ. In 1985, they remarried. They became evangelical Protestants in the mid-1980s and credited their faith with bringing them back together.
On September 20, 2009, MacLeod discussed his conversion to Christianity at The Rock Church in Anaheim, California, with further guest appearances in 2012.
Gavin MacLeod’s death
Joan Devore’s ex-husband, MacLeod died at his home in Palm Desert, California, on May 29, 2021, aged 90, after a period of ill health. No cause was given. He is interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Cathedral City.
Gavin MacLeod, best known for his roles on the classic television shows The Love Boat and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, died at the age of 90. Mark See, the veteran actor’s nephew, told TMZ that his uncle died overnight on Saturday morning at his home in Palm Desert, California, surrounded by loved ones and caregivers. Gavin’s ex-wife Joan Devore confirmed to the news outlet that MacLeod had been hospitalized for several months with various ailments.
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