‘My Three Sons’ Tina Cole Found Out Don Grady Loved Her before Death: She Reveals Their Last Talk

• Tina Cole and Don Grady made a beautiful couple in “My Three Sons.”

• “It was a very wonderful love for many years,” Tina Cole said of them 60 years later.

• Now she reveals what happened when they last saw each other.

The famous 1960s sitcom “My Three Sons” amassed fans worldwide. Two of the show’s frontrunners, Tina Cole and Don Grady, became fan favorites because of their onscreen romance.

The show lasted twelve seasons, and fans saw Cole and Grady’s characters evolve through challenges and triumphs throughout their relationship. Recently, Cole has spoken out about her last meeting with Grady.

Don Grady, Fred MacMurray, Tina Cole circa 1968 | Source: Getty Images

Cole played the beloved character of Katie Miller on “My Three Sons,” while Grady played the character of Robbie Douglas, one of the sons on the show. The TV series is one of the longest-running in history.

When recalling what it was like to meet the cast the first time, Cole said they were all welcoming and friendly toward her, and she only found out many years later that Grady hadn’t wanted her to be cast.

However, two years into Cole being part of the cast, her relationship with Grady began to change for the better. Cole mentioned that when she divorced her husband, she and Grady spent more time together.

Tina Cole, Extras, Don Grady in “My Three Sons” circa 1960-1972 | Source: Getty Images

The actress recalled they had been doing telethons together, which helped to solidify their bond. Talking warmly about the experience, Cole reminisced:

“We were singing and fell madly in love.”

She mentioned it was after they fell in love that Grady confessed he hadn’t wanted her to be cast initially. Cole revealed that she and Grady had an on-and-off relationship for eight years, but it did not negate their love for one another.

Cole remembered her time with Grady fondly and admitted that part of their problem was her reservations about the relationship, even though they loved one another and Grady was ready to commit.

Talking about how their relationship played out and why they never made it to the altar together, Cole confessed that Grady wanted to marry her, but she wasn’t ready. She admitted:

“I loved him madly, but I had a son, and I just wasn’t sure.”

Stanley Livingston, Don Grady, Tina Cole on “My Three Sons” circa 1968-1969 | Source: Getty Images

Grady tried to ask Cole to live with him in preparation for marriage one day, but she told him she couldn’t. He told her that if she couldn’t live with him, he would find someone who could and later get into another relationship.

However, when he saw Cole again after their breakup, he told her he had made a mistake marrying someone else and would call her when he got divorced, which he did. Cole mentioned they got back together soon after.

When they got back together, Grady decided he wanted to go to New York and be on Broadway. He asked Cole to go with him, and she said she would only go with him if he made her his wife, but he didn’t.

Tina Cole and Don Grady on the Thanksgiving episode of “My Three Sons” on November 25, 1977 | Source: Getty Images

Cole did not accompany Grady to New York, and the pair never tied the knot, but Cole never regretted their relationship. She mused:

“It was a very wonderful love for many years.”

Cole Reveals Last Love Conversation with Grady Three Weeks Before He Died

In 2008, Cole and Grady reunited for a final time at a costar’s memorial service. Beverley Garland, who played the second wife to Fred MacMurray in “My Three Sons,” had passed away at 82, and both Grady and Cole attended her memorial service.

Cole said that although their meeting was awkward, they embraced one another happily. She said:

“The last time I saw him was at Beverly’s funeral, her memorial… He looked wonderful”.

However, there was something sinister under the bright exterior that Cole saw. Cole later found out through her sister and Grady’s writing partner that Grady had been diagnosed with cancer. The actress said she didn’t know if Grady knew about his cancer at the memorial service.

Tina Cole attends the Paley Center for Media Presentation of “Christmas with the King Family” at the Paley Center on December 20, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California | Source: Getty Images

Cole was unsure whether or not she should say something to him because she had not found out about his diagnosis from him, yet she decided to write to him anyway. When he wrote back, he told her there was nothing he could say that would be good for either of them and that he would always love her.

Getting choked up talking about Grady and the love they shared for almost a decade, Cole talked about Grady’s personality and gushed:

“He was a wonderful man.”

Tina Cole, 1970 | Source: Getty Images

She went on to say how talented he was and that he was a wonderful father and husband to his wife and children. Cole said he loved his wife very much but told her that she had set the bar high, which Cole found sweet. Three weeks later, Grady passed away.

Cole and Grady Started Families Despite Their Undying Love

Although Cole and Grady were madly in love, they could never make their relationship work for very long. In fact, they each moved on to build their own families, and Cole has become a grandmother.

Cole has never had a permanent partner and joked it was because she hadn’t met a man that would make her want to stop reading a good book. Grady, however, built a family with his wife and children.

Cole had four children, two sons and two daughters, who have built their own families and given her grandchildren. She often posts about her family on her Facebook page on special occasions.

Grady married and had two children, a son Joey, and a daughter, Tessa. Joey followed in his father’s showbusiness footsteps and became a musician. He often shares his love for music on social media.

Tessa also entered showbusiness and starred in famous titles like “The King of Queens” and “Comedy Whacked!” The young woman also often shows her family off on social media, once sharing a photo of herself, her mother, and her brother.

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