McClanahan married up to 6 times in her lifetime to various interesting personalities. Her last marriage lasted over 10 years before she kicked out her No. 6 husband Morris Wilson, in 2009 whom she married in 1997. Morris Wilson is also an actor, famed for Wit’s End (2005), a film he featured with his wife Rue. The duo were separated as of the time of her stroke and eventual death.
Her other ex-husbands include; Tom Keel, they were together from 1984 to 1985, Gus Fisher (1976 to 1979), Peter DeMaio (1964 to 1971), Norman Hartweg (1959 to 1961) and Tom Bish from 1958 to 1959. Reasons for her series of divorce were largely unknown.
Luckily, Rue McClanahan and Tom Bish were blessed with a child, a boy whom they named Mark Thomas Bish, he was born on 2nd October 1985, in Ardmore, California. Mark Bish followed the footsteps of his parents in veering into the entertainment industry. He is famed for his works on the TV Series Intimate Portrait (1993).
