Arthur Godfrey - Personal Life

Personal Life

Godfrey was married twice. He and his first wife, Catherine, had one child. He was then married for many years to the former Mary Bourke from 1938 until their divorce a year before his death in 1983. They had three children.

He was the grandfather to Mary Schmidt Amons, a cast member of The Real Housewives of Washington, D.C..

Godfrey was an avid equestrian, considered a master at dressage and showed his horses in the American horse show circuit. He was also an aviator.

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