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Loring married Farrell Foumberg in 1973 when she was 15, and had a daughter.<ref name="tv" /><ref name="people" /> The marriage ended a year later. Loring married her second husband, actor Doug Stevenson, in 1981. He was a contract performer on another CBS/[[Procter & Gamble]] soap opera, ''[[Search for Tomorrow]]''. Loring had a second daughter with Stevenson<ref name="tv" /><ref name="people" /> and their marriage ended in 1983. |
Loring married Farrell Foumberg in 1973 when she was 15, and had a daughter.<ref name="tv" /><ref name="people" /> The marriage ended a year later. Loring married her second husband, actor Doug Stevenson, in 1981. He was a contract performer on another CBS/[[Procter & Gamble]] soap opera, ''[[Search for Tomorrow]]''. Loring had a second daughter with Stevenson<ref name="tv" /><ref name="people" /> and their marriage ended in 1983. |
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In 1987, Loring married adult film actor [[Jerry Butler (actor)|Jerry Butler]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Shaulis |first=Sherri L. |url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/jerry-butler-actor-in-adult-and-mainstream-dies-761735.html |title='80s Adult Icon Jerry Butler Dies |magazine=[[AVN (magazine)|AVN]] |access-date=February 2, 2018 |date=January 30, 2018}}</ref> They met on the set of the 1987 adult film ''Traci's Big Trick'', on which Loring worked as a make-up artist and uncredited writer. In the ensuing years of their marriage, Loring voiced her dissatisfaction with Butler's continued involvement in [[pornography]], and eventually Butler began to secretly participate in porn shoots without her knowledge. In an interview with ''[[Dateline NBC]]'' in the 1990s, Butler described himself as "addicted to the lifestyle |
In 1987, Loring married adult film actor [[Jerry Butler (actor)|Jerry Butler]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Shaulis |first=Sherri L. |url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/jerry-butler-actor-in-adult-and-mainstream-dies-761735.html |title='80s Adult Icon Jerry Butler Dies |magazine=[[AVN (magazine)|AVN]] |access-date=February 2, 2018 |date=January 30, 2018}}</ref> They met on the set of the 1987 adult film ''Traci's Big Trick'', on which Loring worked as a make-up artist and uncredited writer. In the ensuing years of their marriage, Loring voiced her dissatisfaction with Butler's continued involvement in [[pornography]], and eventually Butler began to secretly participate in porn shoots without her knowledge. In an interview with ''[[Dateline NBC]]'' in the 1990s, Butler described himself as "addicted to the lifestyle,: ashamed of his clandestine behavior and its effect on his marriage. The couple later appeared on the ''[[Sally (talk show)|Sally Jessy Raphael Show]]'', again discussing the damage Butler's porn career was causing to their marriage. Butler and Loring divorced in 1992, which was also the year he began to exit the hardcore pornography industry, and, by choice, virtually disappeared from the public eye for many years.<ref name="tv" /><ref name="people" /> |
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Loring was married for a fourth time in 2003 to Graham Rich. The couple separated in 2008 and divorced in 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title='Addams Family' Actress Lisa Loring Is Getting A Divorce |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lisa-loring-_n_5475142 |first=Brittany |last=Wong |date=December 6, 2017 |work=[[HuffPost]] |access-date=October 18, 2020}}</ref> |
Loring was married for a fourth time in 2003 to Graham Rich. The couple separated in 2008 and divorced in 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title='Addams Family' Actress Lisa Loring Is Getting A Divorce |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lisa-loring-_n_5475142 |first=Brittany |last=Wong |date=December 6, 2017 |work=[[HuffPost]] |access-date=October 18, 2020}}</ref> |
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Lisa Loring | |
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![]() Loring interviewed in 2009 for Count Gore de Vol | |
Born | Lisa Ann DeCinces February 16, 1958 |
Died | January 28, 2023 Burbank, California, U.S. | (aged 64)
Known for | Wednesday Addams on The Addams Family |
Spouses | Farrell Foumberg
(m. 1973; div. 1974)Doug Stevenson
(m. 1981; div. 1983)Graham Rich
(m. 2003; div. 2014) |
Children | 2 |
Lisa Loring (born Lisa Ann DeCinces; February 16, 1958 – January 28, 2023) was an American actress. She was best known for her work as a child actress from age six playing Wednesday Addams on the 1964–1966 sitcom The Addams Family.[1][2]
Early life and career
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Wednesday_Addams_1964.jpg)
Loring was born on Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, a United Nations Trust Territory at the time, which had been administered by the United States. Her parents, Judith Ann (Callies) and James P. DeCinces,[3] both served in the United States Navy, and divorced shortly after her birth. She grew up in Hawaii and later moved to Los Angeles with her mother. She began modeling at age three and appeared in an episode of Dr. Kildare, which aired in 1964.[4] Her mother died of alcoholism in 1974 at age 34.[4][5]
Loring was best known for her role portraying Wednesday Addams in the sitcom The Addams Family (1964–1966). She was one of the longer-surviving members of the show's main cast. She later reprised the role for the TV movie Halloween with the New Addams Family which aired in October 1977. In 1966, she joined the cast of the ABC sitcom The Pruitts of Southampton. From 1980 to 1983, she played the character Cricket Montgomery[4][5] on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns. She also appeared in three B-rate slasher films: Blood Frenzy (1987), Iced (1988), and Savage Harbor (1987).[6]
Personal life
Loring married Farrell Foumberg in 1973 when she was 15, and had a daughter.[4][5] The marriage ended a year later. Loring married her second husband, actor Doug Stevenson, in 1981. He was a contract performer on another CBS/Procter & Gamble soap opera, Search for Tomorrow. Loring had a second daughter with Stevenson[4][5] and their marriage ended in 1983.
In 1987, Loring married adult film actor Jerry Butler.[7] They met on the set of the 1987 adult film Traci's Big Trick, on which Loring worked as a make-up artist and uncredited writer. In the ensuing years of their marriage, Loring voiced her dissatisfaction with Butler's continued involvement in pornography, and eventually Butler began to secretly participate in porn shoots without her knowledge. In an interview with Dateline NBC in the 1990s, Butler described himself as "addicted to the lifestyle,: ashamed of his clandestine behavior and its effect on his marriage. The couple later appeared on the Sally Jessy Raphael Show, again discussing the damage Butler's porn career was causing to their marriage. Butler and Loring divorced in 1992, which was also the year he began to exit the hardcore pornography industry, and, by choice, virtually disappeared from the public eye for many years.[4][5]
Loring was married for a fourth time in 2003 to Graham Rich. The couple separated in 2008 and divorced in 2014.[8]
Death
Loring had a stroke caused by smoking and hypertension, and died at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, on January 28, 2023, at age 64.[1][9]
References
- ^ a b Tinoco, Armando (January 29, 2023). "Lisa Loring Dies: Actor & Original Wednesday Addams Was 64". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ^ Sun, Michael (January 30, 2023). "Lisa Loring, the original Wednesday Addams, dies at age 64". The Guardian. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ^ Hauser, Christine (January 30, 2023). "Lisa Loring, Wednesday Addams in 'The Addams Family,' Dies at 64". The New York Times. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Lisa Loring". TV.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Lisa Loring: Addams Child Wednesday Has Been Full of Woe". People. Vol. 44, no. 3. July 17, 1995. Archived from the original on January 10, 2011.
- ^ Rahman, Abid (January 29, 2023). "Lisa Loring, Original Wednesday Actress on 'The Addams Family,' Dies at 64". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Shaulis, Sherri L. (January 30, 2018). "'80s Adult Icon Jerry Butler Dies". AVN. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
- ^ Wong, Brittany (December 6, 2017). "'Addams Family' Actress Lisa Loring Is Getting A Divorce". HuffPost. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
- ^ "Lisa Loring, Original Wednesday Addams, Dies at 64". Extra. January 29, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
External links
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- Lisa Loring at IMDb