Personal life Richard Widmark
jean hazlewood , richard widmark in 1950s
widmark married screenwriter jean hazlewood 1942 until death in 1997. had daughter, anne heath widmark, artist , author married baseball player sandy koufax 1969 1982. in 1999, widmark married susan blanchard, daughter of dorothy hammerstein , stepdaughter of oscar hammerstein ii; had been henry fonda s third wife.
green city, missouri, site of widmark airport (faa lid: mo83) in northeastern missouri. towns size of green city, population numbered 688 inhabitants in 2000, not have airports, widmark owned cattle ranch in area during 1950s , 1960s. widmark contributed funds construction of airport led being named in honor.
despite having spent substantial part of career appearing in gun-toting roles such cowboys, policemen, gangsters , military men, widmark disliked firearms , involved in several gun-control initiatives. in 1976 stated:
know ve made kind of half-assed career out of violence, abhor violence. ardent supporter of gun control. seems incredible me united states civilized nation not put effective control on guns.
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