He was married to three different women, was a sick child and studied Engineering
The world of acting is in mourning after learning of the death of Donald Sutherland, one of the most representative faces of Hollywood. At 88 years old, the actor had a long career in the world of acting after having participated in iconic casts such as The Hunger Games, Pride and Prejudice either American style rampageamong many others.
Despite having achieved maximum stardom in his professional role, the truth is that Personally, he had to face several setbacks that did not make his path easy.. He was born in Saint John, New Brunswick (Canada) in 1935 and, during his childhood, he suffered from various diseases such as rheumatoid fever and spinal meningitis. Once he recovered from these health setbacks, in his teens he focused on his studies. Although his path began to lead towards acting.
At first, Donald wanted to be an engineer and his training began in that field, but finally, he ended up studying acting, participating in numerous television series with which he achieved great renown as an actor. In 2017 he was recognized by the Hollywood Academy with an honorary Oscar and in 2019 he received the Donostia Award at the San Sebastián Festival.
THREE DIFFERENT WOMEN
Regarding his love life, Sutherland married three different women, with whom he had five children. Lois Hardwick was the first one he walked down the aisle with in 1959. He met her at the University of Toronto. Donald Sutherland: three marriages and five children (with two stars among them)
A year later, he appeared in her life Shirley Douglas, a professional colleague. Her marriage was shorter than the previous one but more intense, and although they were only husband and wife for three years, in between they had two children together: Rachel and Kiefer Sutherland. It should be noted that the latter followed in the footsteps of his parents and, today, is a highly renowned performer who has participated in large audiovisual projects such as 24.
Furthermore, in the last few hours, he has been in charge of announcing Donald’s death in his profile, where he praised his father with some emotional words: “I think he is one of the most important actors in the history of cinema. I was never daunted by a role, good, bad or ugly. “He loved what he did and did what he loved, and you can never ask for more than that,” he wrote.
Donald’s love story didn’t end with Shirley Douglas. In 1974, he married another actress, but this time he was French by origin. Her name was Francine Recette and with her he had three more sons: Rossif Sutherland, Angus Sutherland and Roeg Sutherland. The oldest of the three also decided to choose his parents’ profession and, today, he is a well-known Canadian actor.
