Bob Newhart's 'rock' wife Ginnie dies aged 82 just months after 60th wedding anniversary
msn.comTwitter on behalf of his family: "We lost our beloved Ginnie Quinn Newhart - Wife, Mother and Grandmother on April 23rd, 2023 after a long battle with illness. "She was our rock and we miss her terribly. "The sad news comes after the couple celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in January.
Bob has spoken in the past about the early days of their relationship, revealing they met thanks to the late actor Buddy Hackett. READ MORE: Clive Myrie admits he was baffled by BBC's show suggestionHe told People in 2019: "Buddy said, 'I've got a girl for you.
She's with another guy, but I don't think he's right for her, so I'm gonna fix you up on a blind date. "You'll meet her and you'll date and you'll get married.
Then you'll have kids and you'll call one of the kids Buddy'. Which we did. "The couple wound up exchanging vows a year later in 1962 and would go on to have four children.
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