Mary Clark Putman: Who is David Hartman’s wife?

Mary Clark Putman is the wife of David Hartman. Mary Clark Putman’s husband is an American journalist and media host who began his media career as an actor. Currently, Hartman anchors and hosts documentary programs on History and PBS. Hartman is best known as the first host of ABC’s Good Morning America, from 1975 to 1987. As an actor, he is known for his 1970s role as a young resident, Dr. Paul Hunter, on The Bold Ones: The New Doctors and also starred as a teacher in the series Lucas Tanner.

Mary Clark Putman: Bio Summary

Who is David Hartman’s wife

Mary Clark Putman gained much of her fame from her marriage to the famous journalist and media personality. While Hartman was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the son of Fannie Rodman (Downs) and Cyril Baldwin Hartman, not much is known about the immediate family of Putman. her husband is of part-German descent. He is 88 years old as of 2023.

Before Hartman and Putman tied the knot, the former actor was married to Maureen Downey from 1974 until her death on September 17, 1997. Two years after the death of his wife, Hartman met his second wife, a local resident, Mary Putman while on a trip back to his alma mater in Durham to host a choral concert according to Adweek.

Before Hartman, Mary Putman was also in a previous marriage. She was a widowed homemaker whose late husband had been a Duke University executive. Hartman and Putman walked down the aisle in 2001, a real second chance for both. “It’s something that we don’t take for granted, either of us,” Hartman says. Their combined families include seven grown children and nine grandchildren. Hartman had four children from his previous marriage.

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While maintaining a pied-à-terre in Manhattan, the journalist has put down roots in North Carolina with his wife, Mary Clark Putman. He’s taken an active role in the community, hosting North Carolina Symphony broadcasts on public radio per Adweek‘s report. David Hartman and his wife Mary Clark Putman have been married for more than two decades now with no rumors of separation or divorce.

David Hartman’s Career

In 1964, David appeared in his first Broadway play, “Hello, Dolly!” and the following year in his second and only other play, “The Yearling.” He later appeared in the 1967 comedy western film “The Ballad of Josie,” the 1968 comedy film “Nobody’s Perfect,” and the 1968 comedy film “Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady.” David rose to prominence for his role as a doctor in the medical series “The Bold Ones: The New Doctors,” which aired from 1969 to 1973 and earned him a Golden Globe nomination.

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Before calling his acting career a quit, he played a retired baseball player in the drama series “Lucas Tanner” in 1974 and 1975, and after the series was canceled, David chose to retire from acting and launched his career as a journalist the following year. Mary Clark Putman’s husband became the original co-host of “Good Morning America”; he spent about a decade on the show and that was some of the glorious period of the show as it was the highest-rated morning news show on TV.