Bert Convy and his first wife,
Anne Anderson, wed in 1959. They had three children:
Jennifer Convy (1960),
Joshua Convy (1965) and
Jonah Convy (1968). The couple separated in 1987, but were going through a long, difficult divorce. During this time he was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor and had met another woman named Catherine Hills, who was 25 years old. After suffering a series of severe strokes in 1990, he reportedly asked his first wife to give him a divorce so he could die married to Catherine. Anne agreed to it. Bert and Catherine were married in February of 1991 and Bert died five months later. His funeral took place on July 18, 1991, at Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills. Among the celebrity attendees were
Burt Reynolds,
Loni Anderson,
Sally Struthers,
Dom DeLuise and
Tom Poston.
