‘Will miss him more than I can say’ Julie Andrews breaks silence on ex Tony Walton's death

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“He was a Titan of the Arts. A doting father and husband… and beloved beyond measure.”Dame Julie and Tony tied the knot in 1959 and remained close friends after their divorce in 1968.Tony had spoken of falling in love with Dame Julie when he saw her in Humpty Dumpty at the London Casino in 1948.They were married in Surrey with daughter Emma being born in 1962.Tony enjoyed a very successful career, winning the Oscar for best art direction for Bob Fosse's All That Jazz in 1979.He also received 16 Tony Awards and won an Emmy for Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie for his work on Death of a Salesman in 1985.Tony’s cause of death was complications from a stroke, which was confirmed on his official website.Tony remarried in 1991 when he tied the knot with Genevieve LeRoy.Julie also married again to director Blake Edwards in 1969.The Hollywood star became stepmother to his children and adopted two daughters, Amy and Joanna.The couple were together until Blake’s death in 2010 at the age of 88.Tony began his career working on stage before Walt Disney hired him for Mary Poppins, in which Dame Julie starred as the titular character.Over the years, he also worked on Fahrenheit 451, Petulia, Equus and Regarding Henry.His most recent work was on stage for The Sleeping Beauty and A Tale of Two Cities in 2007.Walton leaves behind his wife, author Genevieve LeRoy Walton, his two daughters, Emma Walton Hamilton and Bridget LeRoy, and five grandchildren..