Robert Wagner

He was married to actor Natalie Wood from December 1957 to April 1962.

He was then married to actor Marion Marshall from July 1963 to October 1971. Their daughter, Katie Wagner, was born on May 11, 1964.

He was engaged to actor, singer, author, and producer Tina Sinatra for a while and then remarried Natalie on July 16, 1972. The couple welcomed their daughter, Courtney Wagner, on March 9, 1974.

Robert was born on February 10, 1930, in Detroit, Michigan, US, to Robert John Wagner Sr. and Hazel Alvera (née Boe). His father served the ‘Ford Motor Company’ as a traveling salesman, and his mother was a telephone operator. He has a sister named Mary.

His family moved to Bel Air, California, in 1937 and settled close to the ‘Bel Air Country Club,’ where Wagner became a caddy for noted club members such as Alan Ladd and Fred Astaire.

He attended ‘Saint Monica Catholic High School’ and graduated in 1949.

He developed an interest in acting at an early age. His initial efforts included an unsuccessful screen test for the Fred Zinnemann-directed American drama ‘Teresa’ (1951).

He made his film debut with the small role of ‘Adams’ in the 1950 film ‘The Happy Years.’ He signed a contract with Hollywood talent agent Henry Willson and was eventually acquired by ‘20th Century Fox.’

The 1951 war film ‘Halls of Montezuma’ marked Wagner's first film with ‘20th Century Fox’ and his first credited screen role.

He garnered considerable attention playing a GI paratrooper in the 1952 biographical film ‘With a Song in My Heart.’ The film ended up winning an ‘Academy Award’ and two ‘Golden Globe Awards.’

He bagged the lead role of ‘Willie Little’ in the 1952 ‘Technicolor’ biographical film ‘Stars and Stripes Forever.’

Moving on, he landed up with his first starring role, ‘Tony Petrakis,’ in the 1953 ‘Technicolor’ adventure film ‘Beneath the 12-Mile Reef.’ The film became a commercial hit.