Generations (famous families)

Actor, Steve McQueen, the epitome of cool in the 1960's, was married to actress, Neile Adams, with whom he had two kids.


Their son, Chad McQueen is an actor as well. Acting in movies such as The Karate Kid 1&2.



Chad McQueen married actress, Stacey Toten and they have a son, actor Stephen R. McQueen, known for his role on the CW series The Vampire Diaries.
No member from the new generation of McQueen's have reached the iconic success of Steve McQueen.

Actor, Henry Fonda, one of the greatest actors of Old Hollywood, was married to the socialite, Frances Ford Seymour. Together they had two kids, Jane and Peter Fonda.



Both Jane and Peter Fonda are highly acclaimed actors, who have made a name for themselves outside of their father's success.




Jane's son, Troy Garity is also an actor.


And Peter's daughter, Bridget, whose married to famed movie composer Danny Elfman, is also an actress.


Danny Elfman is the uncle of actress, Jenna Elfman.

The beautiful Anne Gwynne was known as one of the first ever scream queens. In the 1940s she starred in such pictures as The House Of Frankenstein and Dick Tracey Meets Gruesome.

Her daughter Gwynne Gliford is married to actor, Robert Pine.



And their son is actor, Chris Pine.

The glamorous singer, Rosemary Clooney, whose biggest hit was "Come On-a my house" in the 1950s, is the mother of two voice actors, Miguel and Rafael Ferrer.



However her most famous relative is her nephew, son of anchorman, Nick Clooney,


the actor George Clooney.

Michael Gordon was a director in the 1950s and 60s. Known for directing two Doris Day comedies Move Over, Darling and Pillow Talk.



He is the grandfather of actor, Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

The great director, Francis Ford Coppola is known for directing one of the greatest movies of all time, The Godfather. He is the son of composer Carmine Coppola, who worked on The Grandfather with him.


His daughter, Sofia Coppola, is known for directing the well known independent film, Lost In Translation.



His son, Roman Coppola, is a director, actor, and producer.




His sister, actress Talia Shire, is the mother of the actors Robert and Jason Schwartzman.


Jason

Robert


Francis Ford Coppola's brother, August, is the father to three actors, Marc and Christopher Coppola and the more famous of the three Nicolas Cage.

Marc

Christopher

And, of course, Nick Cage.

The great Tony Curtis, who was blessed with perfect comedic timing and flawless dramatic talent, married the beautiful Janet Leigh in the 1950s. Together they had two daughters Jamie Lee and Kelly. Only Jamie Lee is an actress.





And her husband is actor, Christopher Guest.

Clint Eastwood has become somewhat of a Hollywood entity over his long and successful acting career, which started in the mid fifties. However Eastwood didn't hit it big until he starred in the spaghetti western Fistful of Dollars in 1964.
Eastwood has also made a name for himself behind the camera, directing movies such as Flags of Our Fathers and Million Dollar Baby.



His has seven children. Four are actors, one is a composer, the others tend to stay away from the spotlight.
His eldest is actress, Kimber Eastwood.

Allison, whose brother is movie composer, Kyle Eastwood.

Scott Eastwood, who is seen in some of Clint's movies.

And Clint Eastwood also has a daughter with the actress, Frances Fisher.

Francesca Fisher-Eastwood

Eddie Fisher was big time in the 1950's, selling millions of records and having his own show. He married the actress, Debbie Reynolds (who he later left for Elizabeth Taylor) in 1955.



Their daughter together is actress, Carrie Fisher, who is best known for portraying Princess Leia in Star Wars.



In 1967 he married the singer and actress, Connie Stevens.


They have two daughters, actresses Tricia Leigh Fisher

and Joely Fisher

Maurice Barrymore came to America in 1874. Almost immediately he started acting on stage. Through broadway he met the woman he would marry, Georgiana Drew.


They had three children.
Lionel Barrymore

John Barrymore

and Ethel Barrymore

All were actors...

John Barrymore married the poet Blanche Oelrichs, she was his second wife, and they had a daughter, the actress, Diana Barrymore.


He later married the actress, Dolores Costello


and they had three children. Their son was actor, John Drew Barrymore.


John Drew married the actress Cara Willaims

and their son is actor, John Blythe Barrymore.

Later John Drew Barrymore married Jaid Barrymore

with whom he had actress, Drew Barrymore

Actor, Bruce Dern made a name for himself playing mainly criminals and psychopaths in the 1970's. Many critics believed he was a greater actor than his roles allowed him to be.

He married actress Diane Ladd in 1960.

Theri daughter is actress, Laura Dern.


And Laura is married to musician Ben Harper.

Judy Garland is now considered one of the most tragic actors of the golden age. But in her time she delighted audiences world wide with her beautiful voice and charisma in charming and light hearted musicals.

She married producer Sidney Luft in 1952. They had a daughter actress, Lorna Luft.

She later married director, Vincente Minnelli. They had a daughter, the legendary singer, actress, and performer Liza Minnelli.

The beautiful and elegant Ingrid Bergman is considered one of the greatest actresses of the Hollywood's golden era. She is one of the most Oscar awarded actresses of all time.



She married famed writer and director, Roberto Rossellini in 1950. Their daughter is actress, Isabella Rossellini.

Tex Ritter is a country music legend. He was at the height of his fame from the 1930's to the 1960's. In 1964 he was inducted into the country music hall of fame.



He married actress, Dororthy Fay. They two sons. One was actor, John Ritter.


And his son, Jason Ritter, is also an actor.

Walter Huston was more character actor than big star. Yet through many great performances he established himself as one of the finest.



His son is John Huston, the legendary writer and director, who was also a renowned character actor. His talent has made him rightfully considered to be one of the greatest Hollywood names of all time.


He is the father of actors, Anjelica and Danny Huston.

John Astin earned his success when he portrayed Gomez Adams in the hit series "The Adams Family". The show only ran for two seasons but John Astin became something of a pop culture icon with his famous role.


In 1972 he married highly acclaimed, academy award winning actress, Patty Duke.


He adopted her son, actor, Sean Astin, when he was three years old. Sean Astin's birth father was Michael Tell, who Patty Duke was only married to for 13 days. She claimed Sean Astin to be the son of Dezi Arnaz jr. But that was never proven.


John Astin and Patty Duke had one son of their own, Mackenzie Astin, also an actor.

Maureen O'Sullivan was known for her role as Jane Parker in the successful Tarzan movies in the 1930's.



She married writer and director, John Farrow in 1936.



They had seven children. All who are in show business. But only one has achieved great success. The actress, Mia Farrow.

The beautiful and elegant, Tippi Hedren is best known as Alfred Hitchcock's muse.




Her daughter is actress, Melanie Griffith.


Melanie was married to actor, Don Johnson twice.



They have one child, Dakota, who is also an actress.



Melanie Griffith is now married to the actor, Antonio Banderas. They have one daughter.

Michael Redgrave had a long successful career in movies from the 1930's to the 1970's. He was the son of the legendary Australian silent film actor, Roy Redgrave.

He married the actress, Rachel Kempson in 1935. They had three kids, all actors Corin, Vanessa, and Lynn Redgrave.


Vanessa has two daughters, the actresses, Natasha and Joely Richardson.





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Jerry Stiller and his wife, Anne Meara, were a famous comedy duo called "Stiller and Meara" in the 1960's, appearing on many different variety T.V. shows.



They have two children. Both actors.
Amy Stiller


Ben Stiller


Ben Stiller is married to actress, Christine Taylor.

Jayne Mansfield was known more for her looks and figure than her acting. She was one of the biggest sex symbols of the 1950's and '60's.



In 1958 she married body builder, Mickey Hargitay.


Together they had actress, Mariska Hargitay.

Elvis Presley, the king of rock n' roll, was highly successful in both movies and music. He was one of the few stars were successfully made the crossover.



He married Priscilla Wagner in 1967, who after her divorce from Elvis became an actress.



Their daughter is singer/songwriter, Lisa Marie Presley.
She was previously married to Michael Jackson and Nicolas Cage.



She has a daughter from her first marriage to actor/musican Danny Keough. Model, Riley Keough.

Noble Prize winning author Ernest Hemingway is hailed as the greatest author of the 20th century. He has been credited with the opening of literary doors for the new generation of writers with his quick and to the point writing style.



He had three children, Jack, Gloria, and Patrick Hemingway. All were writers.

Jack Hemingway had two daughters, models/actresses Mariel and Margaux Hemingway.

Mariel


Margaux


Mariel Hemingway married director Stephen Crisman and they had a daughter, model/actress, Dree Hemingway.

Ian Fleming is the famous author of the classic and iconic James Bond novels.



And his cousin is one of the great classic horror kings, Christopher Lee.

Actor Jim Hutton rose to fame in the 1960's, during that decade he was considered the new James Stewart. But he is best known for portraying Ellery Queen in the 1970's t.v. series that lasted for one season.


His son is actor, Timothy Hutton.

Actress Blythe Danner started her acting career in the late 1960's. Over the decades she has made quite a name for herself.


She married director, Bruce Paltrow.


Their daughter is Oscar winning actress, Gwyneth Paltrow.

Gwyneth Paltrow is married to the front man of the band, Coldplay, Chirs Martin.



Blythe Danner and Bruce Paltrow also have a son, director Jake Paltrow.


Blythe Danner has three siblings, Harry and Dorothy Danner. And William Moennig.
William's daughter is actress Katherine Moennig.

The son of famed Italian producer,Salvatore Argento, Dario Argento is one of the most famous cult horror movie directors.


Has a daughter from his first marriage, actress,
Fiore Argento


He was in a long term relationship with actress, Daria Nicolodi. However they never married.


Their daughter is actress, Asia Argento


Asia Argento is married to film director, Michele Civetta. They have one son together named Nicola.

Award winning actor, Martin Sheen, has been acting since the 1960's. And even over all these decades he's still able to capture audiences with his brilliant acting capability.


He is the older brother of actor, Joe Estevez.


Martin Sheen is the father of actors,
Charlie Sheen,

Emilio Estevez,

Renee Estevez,

and Ramon Estevez.

Kirk Douglas got his first role in the 1946 film noir, The Strange Loves Of Martha Ivers, playing the husband of Barbara Stanwyck. He was casted at the insistence of his friend, Lauren Bacall. However after his outstanding performance in the film Douglas no longer needed any help making a name for himself.



He married actress, Diana Douglas in 1943.


They have two children, producer Joel Douglas and actor, Michael Douglas.

Michael is married to actress Catherine Zeta-Jones


Kirk Douglas also has two other children from his second wife.
Actors, Peter and Eric Douglas.

Desi Arnaz came to Hollywood in 1940 to film an adaption of a play he starred in. There he met his wife, actress, Lucille Ball. A decade later the couple would make the show that would immortalize them as Hollywood icons, "I Love Lucy".


They had two children, actors, Desi Arnaz, jr and Lucie Arnaz.

Alec Baldwin started out as a t.v. actor in the early '80's. It wasn't until he landed the role of Jack Ryan in the film The Hunt For Red October that he became a star.
Since then Baldwin has become a highly successful actor starring in over 50 movies.

He was married to actress Kim Basinger who he has a daughter with.


He is the older brother (and no doubt the most successful) of actors, William, Stephen, and Daniel Baldwin.

Alan Ladd had never meant to be a Hollywood actor. Hollywood execs said his coloring and height was all wrong for pictures. So Alan worked on the radio. Then he met Sue Carol, who he would later marry, she was a talent scout and got him recognized. He landed his star making role in This Gun For Hire in 1942. He eventually had a successful career and starred in seven films with screen siren, Veronica Lake.

He has a son from his first marriage, Alan Ladd, Jr, who is a producer.

And one from his second marriage to Sue Carrol, David Ladd, who is an actor.

David Ladd is married to actress, Cheryl Ladd.

Their daughter is actress, Jordan Ladd.