But his family life wasn’t as successful.
In 1960, the actor first married his college sweetheart, Alyce Mayo. The couple first at Syracuse University, where both Peter and Alyce studied. But it took a while before they finally tied the knot. In fact, Peter and Alyce dated for 12 years before they wed on April 17, 1960.
Alyce Mayo, who worked as a designer, reportedly turned a blind eye to her husband’s infidelities, but after 16 years, she had enough.
Together, Falk and Alyce adopted two daughters, Catherine and Jackie. Jackie Falk sometimes showed up at press events with her father but then moved away from the spotlight.
Catherine, who became a private investigator, had a rocky relationship with Peter, and she even filed a lawsuit against him when he reportedly stopped paying her college expenses.
”I think that most people feel that I am this money-grubbing daughter, that I’m just going after my dad to get money,” Catherine told Inside Edition in 2011.
According to Catherine, the relationship with her father became more complicated when he married his new wife, actress Shera Danese.Continue reading…
