Married Life
During their lifetime together, the McCreas lived, raised their children, and rode their horses on their ranch in what was then an unincorporated area of eastern Ventura County, California. They ultimately donated several hundred acres of their personal property to the newly formed Conejo Valley YMCA for the city of Thousand Oaks, California, both of which celebrated their 40th anniversaries in 2004.
Joel McCrea died on their 57th wedding anniversary. Their three sons, including the actor Jody McCrea, and many grandchildren, also survived McCrea. Frances Dee McCrea died in Norwalk, Connecticut due to complications from a stroke at the age of 94. Jody McCrea died in 2009.
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Famous quotes containing the words married and/or life:
“I’ve noticed that people who get married cease to be curious.”
—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)
“The bitter sea of life is boundless; if one but turns around, there’s the shore.”
—Chinese proverb.