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<p>Marlo Thomas is known as an American social activist, producer, and actress. She is most famous for her role as Ann Marie on the sitcom, "That Girl". Margaret Julia Marlo Thomas was born in 1937, the eldest child of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Thomas">comedian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Thomas">Danny Thomas</a> and his wife, Rose Marie Cassaniti. She has a sister, Terre, and a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Thomas_(producer)">brother</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Thomas_(producer)">Tony Thomas</a>.</p>

<p>Marlo had a great childhood growing up in California. She was born in Michigan, but her family moved to California during her formative years. Her father was from Lebanon, while her mother was from Italy. Her parents started calling her Margo, which eventually became Marlo due to a mispronunciation from her other family members.</p>

<p>Marlo attended Marymount High School in Los Angeles and graduated from the University of Southern California with a teaching degree. She said she wanted a piece of paper that declared her qualified to do something in the world. She was very proud of her degree and was happy to bring something home to her parents.</p>

<h2>Personal Life</h2>

<p>Marlo Thomas was in a long relationship with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Gardner">playwright</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Gardner">Herb Gardner</a>, but they did not get married. In 1977, Thomas was a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Thomas">guest</a> on the daytime TV television show called <a href="/biography/phil-donahue">Donahue</a>. There, she met the <a href="/biography/phil-donahue">host</a>, <a href="/biography/phil-donahue">Phil Donahue</a>, and became hopelessly in love with him from the start. After three years of marriage, they got married on May 21, 1980. She helped raise the five children from a previous marriage during their marriage, but they never had any children.</p>

<h2>Net Worth</h2>

<p>As of December 2023, her net worth was estimated to be approximately $150 million.</p>

<h2>Acting Career</h2>

<p>Marlo was in many television shows at the start of her career, including Bonanza, McHale's Navy, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Casey">Ben Casey</a>, Arrest and Trial, The Joey Bishop Show, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, 77 Sunset Strip, and The Donna Reed Show. Her big break came in 1965 when she was cast by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Nichols">Mike Nichols</a> in the London production of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Simon">Neil Simon</a>'s Barefoot in the Park and had a role in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Nichols">Nichols</a>' Broadway show, Social Security.</p>

<p>This momentum led to her role on That Girl, which would become the biggest highlight of her career. She attended the Actors Studio and studied with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Strasberg">Lee Strasberg</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_Seacat">Sandra Seacat</a> when she won her Best Dramatic Actress Emmy in 1986 for the TV movie Nobody's Child. Due to her excellent work on TV, she received an Emmy four times, a Golden Globe Award, and a George Foster Peabody Award. She was inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame.</p>

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<h2>The Honor of a Legendary Father</h2>

<p>Marlo's father, Danny, was renowned for being a comedian who laughed at everyone he interacted with. In a memoir called Growing Up Laughing, released in September 2010, Marlo wrote about how she was raised by such a great and funny man. The book included interviews with comedy icons such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Fey">Tina Fey</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Rock">Chris Rock</a>, <a href="/biography/robin-williams">Robin Williams</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Stiller">Ben Stiller</a>, who were more than happy to share their stories about Marlo's father.</p>

<p>In Memphis, her father was highly respected, so much so that they even made a statue of him at St. Jude's Children's Hospital. In an interview with Smashing Interviews Magazine, Marlo was asked about how she felt about the figure. She said, "I was surprised that it touched me because my brother, sister, and I had worked on it for two years. We worked on what it was going to look like, and it's odd when you have a statue of your father. Every time we saw the drawings, we would say, 'Oh, that's not his nose. That's not his lips or hairline. That's not the length of his jacket.' But it does look pretty much like him. I mean, it's not exactly like him, but from a distance, it looks a lot like him."</p>

<p>The statue helps Marlo cope with her father no longer being alive. She thinks it is nice that his image will greet families going to the hospital, "I was very moved when I saw the statue because I see photos of my father now, but I don't see him standing anywhere, you know? That was quite touching. I think the idea that it will always be standing at the entrance to greet the families as they arrive is a nice thing."</p>

<p>Marlo was asked if she thought her father would approve of the statute if he were still alive, "I'm not sure how my father would feel about it. In his lifetime, he named the Danny Thomas Research Tower the Thomas Family Tower. He said, 'I don't need my name on it. My name's on enough places here.' He wanted to name it the Thomas Family Tower to honor our mother and all of us for all of the sacrifices we made during those years of traveling. So, of course, it was named that. Then after he was gone, my mother wanted it changed to be called the Danny Thomas Research Tower. She felt that she wanted him to be remembered, so she wanted his name there."</p>

<h2>Social Causes</h2>

<p>In 1972, Marlo released a children's book called "Free to Be You and Me," inspired by her young niece. She went on to create multiple recordings and television specials related to her book. She received a Grammy Award for her children's album, "Marlo Thomas and Friends: Thanks & Giving All Year Long."</p>

<p>Marlo served as a California delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1972. In 1973, she joined <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Steinem">Gloria Steinem</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Carbine">Patricia Carbine</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letty_Cottin_Pogrebin">Letty Cottin Pogrebin</a> as the founders of the Ms. Foundation for Women, the first women's fund in the United States. They created the organization to deliver funding and other resources to organizations promoting liberal female voices in communities nationwide.</p>

<p>Marlo Thomas serves as the Director of the National Outreach of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The hospital's founder was her father, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Thomas">Danny Thomas</a>, and she created a campaign of "Thanks and Giving" in 2004 to support St. Jude's.</p>

<p>In 2014, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by <a href="/biography/barack-obama">President</a> <a href="/biography/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a> at a White House ceremony; it is the highest honor a civilian can receive. Marlo was in tears as she accepted it, for she had accomplished so much in the field of acting. However, her social awards mean more to her, as she knows deep inside how proud it would have made her father.</p>

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