It’s a jolly holiday with Arlene!
Certain people who do retire suddenly age.
I think you have to stay active."
The actor’s love life is among the aspects of his life that are going strong.
Van Dyke recently celebrated his ninth anniversary with his wife Arlene Silver.
It may seem an odd partnership Silver is 46 years his junior but they couldn’t be happier.
Married in 1948 to Margie Willet, their union suffered due to their struggles with substance abuse.
(Willet was dependent on the antidepressant Librium, while Van Dyke was a closet alcoholic.)
Both losses devastated him.
Silver thought he looked familiar, but she hadn’t seen much of his work at the time.
Shortly afterward, he hired her to do his makeup for some acting projects he was involved with.
They began meeting for dinner after work, and the friendship quickly blossomed into romance.
“He makes me feel like I can do anything,” Silver told HuffPost.
“He’s my biggest fan.
He just believes in me.”
