Do you recall the really touching TV series “The Waltons”? Well, get ready because there’s an amazing love story that happened off the set and it’ll really pull at your heart.
Richard Thomas and Michael Learned, who played John and Olivia Walton in the show, not only had a wonderful on-screen romance but they also fell in love in real life! It’s like something out of a fairytale. So, let’s dig into the details and take a peek at their remarkable journey. Keep on reading!
From 1972 to 1981, “The Waltons” charmed viewers as it showed the lives of the Walton family during the Great Depression. John and Olivia Walton, a loving married couple, dealt with the difficulties of bringing up their seven kids during tough times. The audience had no idea that the love shown on the screen was not just acting but was also a sign of the actors’ real emotions.
Before she was in “The Waltons”, Michael Learned was really into acting. She was studying in Austria and following her acting dreams. But it wasn’t until she was 33 years old that she got the role of Olivia Walton.
It’s kind of cool that Michael Learned grew up on a farm in Connecticut. That probably helped her do such a great job of playing a farmwife. Richard Thomas, who played John Walton, also had dreams in the acting world and managed to get the role of John.
But the real-life story of Michael Learned wasn’t all easy. She had been married several times and all of her previous marriages ended badly.