Marnie Fausch Banks is the ex-wife of acclaimed actor, Jonathan Banks. Marnie Fausch Banks came to be known because of her husband when the two married in 1968. However, the duo got divorced after two years of marriage. Jonathan found his second love, Gennera Gonzalez Cebian and married her in 1990.
Marnie Fausch Banks Family
Marnie Fausch Banks married to the American Actor, Jonathan Banks in 1968. Marnie Fausch was born in Pennsylvania, USA on July 22, 1947. Marjorie Carr Fausch was her mother, and Charles C. Carr, a former joint owner of the St. Petersburg Times, was her grandpa. Joan Schachtner and James C. Fausch were two of her siblings. She remained anonymous up to the time she married Banks in 1968.
Marnie’s husband, Jonathan was born on 31st January, 1947 in Washington DC and he was brought up by her single mother, Elena Adams Banks in Chillum Heights, Maryland. Jonathan’s mother was a secretary working for the CIA and other federal government agencies. She served as the personal secretary to a number of distinguished naval figures, including Admiral Chester Nimitz. Jonathan went to Silver Spring’s Northwood High School, and then to Indiana University Bloomington for his graduation. Jonathan moved to Los Angeles in 1974, where he first worked in theatre before landing small parts.
By 1978, he was able to bag some better opportunities in movies including Who’ll Stop the Rain, The Cheap Detective and Coming Home. Jonathan’s career took the highest turn with “The Breaking Bad” television show and its spinoff, “Better Call Saul”. Jonathan is mainly recognized for the Breaking Bad as he also was awarded “Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series” Primetime Emmy Award in 2013 for his the same.
Marnie Fausch Banks Marriage
Marnie Fausch Banks got married to Jonathan Banks in 1968, however, it was a short lived marriage as the two divorced in 1970. The reason for the divorce remains unknown to the public as neither of the two ever talked about it in public and refrained from mentioning the reason. Marnie and Jonathan before divorce brought a daughter in the world, Joanna Rae Banks Morgan. However, after her divorce Marnie Fausch Banks remained far from the public eye and focused on her career. She began a monthly newspaper Boca Beacon in 1980 which was growing steadily which she sold in 1988.
Marnie Fausch Banks Death
Marnie Fausch Banks’s car met an unfortunate event and she died in the car crash in 1991. Her name however remains in the public sphere due to her husband’s fame who is still in the acting business. Their daughter Joanna is a lifestyle photographer and wedding videographer. She escapes the spotlight majority of the time, but you can find her on Instagram, where she occasionally shares some of her work.
