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William Daniels and Bonnie Bartlett Downplay Past 'Open Marriage' Ahead of 75th Anniversary

The longtime spouses say prior coverage overstated what they call a non-spoken chapter.

Overview

  • In a Daily Mail joint interview published Monday, the pair moved to correct past reports ahead of their June milestone.
  • Bartlett said there was no formal agreement, describing the period as "non-spoken."
  • Her 2023 memoir details a brief 1959 affair with an actor and says Daniels had an affair with a producer in the 1970s.
  • She has previously called that era painful and said the loose arrangement "didn't work well."
  • They described mobility and memory issues today and said close family and two caregivers help with daily needs.