Personal Life
On August 9, 1942, Hussey married talent agent and radio producer C. Robert Bob Longenecker (1909–2002) at Mission San Antonio de Pala in North San Diego County, California. Longenecker was born and raised in Lititz, Pennsylvania. They raised three children: Rob Longenecker, John Longenecker, and Mary Hendrix. Following the birth of her children, Hussey focused much of her attention on family activities, and, in 1964 designed a family cabin in the mountain community of Lake Arrowhead, California.
In 1977 she and her husband moved from their Brentwood family home to Rancho Carlsbad in Carlsbad, California. Her husband died in 2002 shortly after celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary.
Her son John Longenecker works as a cinematographer and film director. He won an Academy Award for producing a live action short film The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (1970).
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