Debra Lee Blocker: Where is Dan Blocker’s daughter now?

Debra Lee Blocker
Debra Lee Blocker’s parents

Debra Lee Blocker is the daughter of Dan Blocker. Debra Lee Blocker’s father was an American television actor and Korean War veteran, who played Hoss Cartwright in the long-running NBC Western television series Bonanza. He has also made appearances in episodes of David Dortort’s NBC series The Restless Gun and two appearances on Gunsmoke.

Debra Lee Blocker: Bio Summary

NameDebra Lee Blocker
Famous as daughter of Dan Blocker
Date of Birth1953
BirthplaceUnited States of America
Age 71 years old as in 2024
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
ParentsDan Blocker – Father
Dolphia Parker – Mother
Siblings Danna Lynn Blocker, David Blocker, Dirk Blocker

Who is Dan Blocker’s daughter?

Debra Lee Blocker was born in 1953 in the United States of America. She is one of the twin daughters of Dan Blocker and his wife Dolphia Parker. As of 2024, she is 71 years old. Aside from Debra and her twin sister Danna Lynn Blocker, Blocker and Parker also have two other children- David Blocker, and Dirk Blocker.

While it’s common for Hollywood stars to raise their kids in California, Blocker and his wife decided to take a different approach by giving their children a more international upbringing. The actor rented a house in Switzerland to send his kids to school in the European country per Cheat Sheet.

Though it is unclear which school the kids attended in the European country, in an interview with Bobbie Wygant in 1971, the actor told the host- “Well, we leased a house there for two years so the kids could go to school there without having to board,” 

Debra Lee Blocker is an artist

Not much is known about Debra Lee Blocker except the fact that she is an artist. However, Debra Lee Blocker’s younger brothers took in the footsteps of their famous father. Her brother Dirk Blocker is an actor. He earned his first regular TV role on Baa Baa Black Sheep, playing pilot Jerry Bragg. From 2013-2021, Dirk starred as Detective Michael Hitchcock on the Fox/NBC comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

Her other brother, David Blocker is also a film producer. In 1998, he won an Emmy for producing Don King: Only in America. Debra Lee on the other hand is an artist. The Blocker name remains popular in Hollywood thanks to her two brothers who have built a career in showbiz. There is no doubt that their decision to follow their late father’s footprint has helped in keeping Dan Blocker’s legacy alive.

Debra Lee Blocker’s parents meet in College

Dolphia Parker, Debra’s mother met her husband, Blocker while a student at Sul Ross State University, Alpine Texas. According to Amomama, Dolphia met Dan while she was working as part of a stage crew for the play “Arsenic and Lace”. While Blocker watched the play, he was making fun of the cast members, and Parker had no choice but to ask him to leave the auditorium. But his feelings for her made him behave so he could get back into her good graces.

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The couple later met and bonded over their common interest where she even encouraged him to go into acting instead of playing football when she realized that Dan was enamored with acting. The couple tied the knot on 25 August 1952. The couple remained married until May 1972 when Dan Blocker passed away.

What happened to Dan Blocker?

On May 13, 1972, Debra Lee Blocker’s father died in Los Angeles, at age 43, of a pulmonary embolism following gallbladder surgery at Daniel Freeman Hospital. A news item provides these specifics: “Blocker went into the hospital for gall bladder surgery, developed a blood clot in his lung, and died”.

Blocker’s remains were interred in a family plot in Woodmen Cemetery, in De Kalb, Texas. The common gravesite is marked by a plain stone with the name “B. Dan D. Blocker” engraved; three family members are buried beside him – his father, mother, and sister.

Where is Dan Blocker’s daughter now?

Though she is the daughter of a popular Hollywood actor, Debra Lee Blocker has been very private about her life. She has been living her life away from the camera’s Hollywood. It’s unclear what exactly she is up to, she has not granted any interviews or made any headlines in recent years.

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Kennedy Gedzah is a graduate of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology-KNUST (2018). He is the Owner and has been the lead content creator at Dicytrends.com since 2020. His Passion for providing people with credible and well-researched information on the internet led him to build Dicytrends.com. With more than 5 years of experience in blogging and writing, he has amassed sufficient knowledge on various topics, including biographies, fashion and lifestyles, Entertainment, and more. You can contact him via email: Kgedzah@gmail.com

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