Carole Kean: Who was Earl Boen’s First Wife?

By | August 16, 2023
Carole Kean: Who was Earl Boen's First Wife?

Carole Kean was an American actress known for movies like Benson(1983) and Hart To Hart(1983). Carole was also popular for being the wife of American actor Earl Boen, who died in January 2023 due to lung cancer.

Carole Kean’s husband, Earl Boen, was widely known for his role as Dr. Peter Silberman in The Terminator(1984), Terminator 2: Judgment Day(1991), and Terminator 3: Rise of Machines(2003). He had a career that was active from 1974 to 2017.

Who was Carole Kean?

Carole Kean was born with the birth name Carole Koeing Kean, on June 10, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. She was an American citizen and belonged to the white race. There is no information on who her parents were. She was not the only daughter of her parents; she had an older brother.

Carole rose o fame through her career as an actress. Variety.com said she spent over two decades acting at the Ahmanson Theater and Mark Taper Lab in Los Angeles, California. She also worked in various theatres all around the United States.

Aside from her theatre performances, Carole Kean was featured in several films. As per her IMBD profile, she is credited with movies that include Monster In The Closet(1986), Stewardess School(1986), Gus Brown and Midnight Brewster(1985), Jokes My Folks Never Told Me(1978), Dallas(1985), etc. In the 1986 film Stewardess School, Carole is featured with her husband, Earl Boen.

Carole Kean was married to Earl Boen for thirty-one years

Carole Kean was well-known for her acting career. Another aspect of her life worth discussing is her marriage to Earl Boen. Carole, whose zodiac sign was Gemini, married Earl Boen in 1970. There needs to be more information on their wedding ceremony because both were not famous then.

Carole and Earl were married for thirty-one years. The union ended when Carole died due to complications of ovarian cancer in April 2001. Their long marriage, which was separated by death, produced a daughter. The daughter was named Ruby Boen. Ruby is now married with two children, Kimmy Abaricia and Kimo Harbin.

After the demise of Carole Kean, her husband, Earl, went ahead to get married for the second time to a woman named Cathy Boen, who succeeded him in death together with Ruby Boen. There is no information on any previous romantic relationship between Carole and her husband, Earl.

Earl Boen: Carole Kean’s Husband

Earl Boen was born on August 8, 1941, in New York City, United States of America. He was 81 years old at the time of his death on January 5, 2023. He was an American citizen and belonged to the white race.

Aside from his success in acting, he was very active in many voice-overs. He was the voice behind popular characters like Mr. Bleakman in Clifford’s The Big DogLeChuck in the Monkey Island series, King Terenas Menethil II in World of Warcraft, and many others.

Earl was diagnosed with lung cancer in the Fall of 2022. He unfortunately passed away on January 5, 2023. He died in Hawaii, where he lived with his second wife, Cathy Boen. Earl was mourned by fans and fellow actors. Robert Patrick led a tribute to the late actor.