Mary Marquardt was actor Harrison Ford’s first wife. 

The former couple divorced more than three decades ago, but many fans have remained curious to know more about Marquardt.

Mary Marquardt was there when Harrison Ford was just starting as an actor. 

After meeting at Rippon College in Wisconsin, she became the Hollywood star’s college sweetheart.

They tied the knot in June 1964.

 Sadly, their love for each other seemed to fade as the years passed.

The eventual end of their marriage also marked the beginning of Marquardt’s battle with an incurable disease.

Mary Marquardt Stood by Harrison Ford’s Side until He Found Success

Marquardt and Ford’s early years of marriage had been challenging. At the time, her husband struggled to break into the entertainment industry.

Ford, who was dead set on becoming an actor, considered moving to a place with more opportunities. The coin flipping determined what happened next for the couple.

If the coin landed on tails, the couple would move to New York so Ford could try to make it on Broadway. If it landed on heads, Marquardt’s husband would try to make it in movies and TV in Hollywood.

The couple decided to move to New York when the coin landed on tails. However, they reconsidered another coin flip because New York was too cold for them to stay. After all, they already lived in cold areas of midwestern America.

Marquardt, who stayed by her husband’s side, agreed with her husband’s decision to live in a warm place. Uncertain of the life ahead, they packed everything they owned and drove to the Pacific coast in their Volkswagen bus.

The couple reached Laguna Beach, a coastal town in Los Angeles. While Ford pursued stardom, Marquardt settled in and raised their family there. She welcomed two sons: Benjamin and Willard.

Ford later became successful in the entertainment business, but his rise to fame seemed to hurt his marriage. Marquardt ended her marriage to Ford in 1979 after 15 years of marriage.

The couple’s separation happened after Ford met screenwriter Melissa Mathison on the set of the film “Apocalypse Now.” Marquardt never remarried, but her ex-husband went on to tie the knot with Mathison in 1984.

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