Diane Furnberg: Facts about Doug McClure's wife
Diane Furnberg is the wife of Doug McClure. Diane Furnberg’s husband Doug is an American actor whose career in film and television extended from the 1950s to the 1990s. He is best known for his role as the cowboy Trampas during the entire run from 1962 to 1971 of the series The Virginian and mayor Kyle Applegate on Out of this World.
How did Doug McClure and Diane Furnberg meet?
The famous actor has been married 5 times. Diane is the 5th woman he got married to. Doug was married to Faye Brash (m. 1957; div. 1961), Faye Brash (m. 1957; div. 1961), Barbara Luna(m. 1961; div. 1963), Helen Crane(m. 1965; div. 1968) , and Diane Soldani(m. 1970; div. 1979).
How did Doug McClure and Diane Furnberg meet? the couple did not give any account of the circumstances that led to their path crossing and hence their marriage. However, the two love birds got married in 1979. They married in a beautiful ceremony in the presence of their friends, family, and loved ones. On February 5, 1995, McClure died at age 59 from lung cancer in Sherman Oaks, California. McClure was married to his fifth wife at the time of his death.
They were married for 16 years before calling their marriage a quit. There isn’t much information about Diane Furnberg. she was a very private person who kept most of her personal information far from the media.
Diane Furnberg’s husband Doug
The Simpsons character Troy McClure was based on McClure and fellow actor Troy Donahue. Doug McClure’s daughter informed Mike Reiss, executive producer of The Simpsons, that Doug was a big fan of The Simpsons. While watching an episode, she claimed that Doug noticed the character Troy McClure and exclaimed, “Are they making fun of me?” Doug said he thought the parody was funny, and his daughters would make fun of him by calling him Troy McClure behind his back.
Diane Furnberg’s husband, McClure’s acting career included such films as Gidget (1959), The Enemy Below, The Unforgiven, and Because They’re Young, then he landed the role of Trampas on The Virginian, a role that would make him famous. He also starred:
- As different characters in several episodes in 1957 of Death Valley Days
- As Flip Flippen in the 1960 television western series Overland Trail, in which he co-starred with William Bendix for 17 episodes
- As Jed Sills in the 1960-1962 CBS television series Checkmate for 70 episodes.
- As C.R. (Christopher Robin) Grover in the sci-fi/detective series Search (1972–1973), in which he rotated the lead with Hugh O’Brian and Anthony Franciosa as a high-tech PROBE agent.
- As Cash Conover, casino owner, co-starring with William Shatner, in the one-season series The Barbary Coast (1975–1976). McClure replaced Dennis Cole, who played the role of Conover in the show’s pilot.
- As Mayor Kyle Applegate on the fantasy sitcom Out of This World (1987–1991).
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