Constance Towers’ children are Mary Ardeth Maureen and Michael Ford McGrath. They live private lives despite the fame attached to their famous mother. Regardless, Maureen has a brief career on TV while Michael Ford may be a physician.
Towers bore her children from her first marriage to businessman Eugene C. McGrath. The marriage lasted from 1959 to 1966. Also, she became a stepmother of 2 children, actress Christina and TV producer Maria Gavin.
Constance Towers’ Children Were Born a Year Apart and Shortly After Her Secret Marriage
In April 1959, Towers married her first husband, a businessman named Eugene C. McGrath and in July 1960, she had her first son Michael Ford. He was born in Nassau, Bahamas a month before his birth date.
Only a year after the birth of Towers’ first child, the actress welcomed her second child, a daughter Mary Ardath Maureen. She was born in Los Angeles on December 29, 1961.
After their birth, Constance revealed that she would raise her children as bilinguals. This being said, Maureen and Michael may be bilinguals.
Again, Maureen and Michael were raised as Catholics. This is because Constance is Catholic and so is their father. Their paternal uncle is an archbishop of the Catholic Church.
Constance’s Daughter was Named After the Actress and She Has Had a TV Career
Constance’s last child Mary Maureen was given her mother’s other name, Mary.
Away from that, Maureen who lives a private life and takes a regular career has made appearances on TV series and films.
In the 1980s series, the young McGrawth played Young Clarissa in Capitol while her mother played the adult Clarissa McCandless in the series.
Her TV career also led her to appear in a 1999 film, Eating. She played in a minor role of a party guest.
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Michael McGrath was Named After the Director that Brought Constance to Fame
Constance’s oldest child Michael Ford McGrath was named after John Ford, the director who brought Constance to fame. The older Ford and director also became the Godfather of the younger Ford.
Apart from his name, Michael is a private person compared to other members of his family. While this is unconfirmed, he may be a physician.
Also, he is married and lives with his family in the United States.
Apart From Constance Towers’ Two Children, She Became the Stepmother of Two Stepchildren
Towers married her second husband John Gavin in 1974. She then became the stepmother of two daughters Christina and Maria Gavin.
Both Christina and Maria were born from Gavin’s first marriage to Cicely Evans.
Constance’s stepchildren have careers in the public space. While Christina is an actress known for Babylon 5 (1993), and The Scenario (2022), Maria is an Emmy Award-winning TV producer, an academician, and the author of Declutter Your Home: Create Simplicity and Elegance in Your Life.
Christina and Maria have been a part of Towers’ life for many years since she was married to Gavin in 1974 until his death on February 9, 2018. He died of complications from pneumonia after suffering leukemia for a long time.
Gavin and Constance were married for 44 years.
