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Pearce, then a Sergeant 1st Class, was 31, and Duke was 38.

Pearce also had two children from a previous marriage, Raelene, then 10, and Charlene, 8, His daughter, Raelene, drowned at the age of 22 when the car she was driving skidded into a river near the farm, People reports.

She counted dozens of roles over the course of her career, earning a Best Supporting Actress Oscar and a Most Promising Newcomer -- Female Golden Globe for her role in The Miracle Worker 1962 , and a Best Actress Golden Globe for Me, Natalie 1969.

She was awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress — Motion Photo or Musical.