Olivia Newton-John is an English-born Australian singer, actress, songwriter and activist. Throughout her long career, Newton-John has appeared in many popular films and topped adult contemporary music charts with songs like "I Honestly Love You". One of her most notable roles came in 1978 when Newton-John played "Sandy Olsson" opposite John Travolta's "Danny Zucko" in the film adaptation of Grease.
In January 2009 private investigators for the show Dateline NBC began reporting that they believe Newton-John's former boyfriend, Patrick McDermott, faked his death in 2005. McDermott disappeared in June 2005 after boarding a fishing charter boat in California. Investigators believe McDermott may have faked his death to avoid paying debts and to enable his son to cash a $151,000 insurance policy. Newton-John and McDermott dated for eight years before his disappearance.Daily Mail: Olivia Newton-John's partner... (January 28, 2009)
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Name
Olivia Newton-John
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Date of Birth
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Birthplace
Cambridge, England
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Ancestry
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Spouse
John Easterling
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Easterling and Newton-John were married in 2008
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Mother
Irene Born
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Father
Brinley Newton-John
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Newton-John's father was an MI5 officer
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He was the office who took Nazi Rudolph Hess into custody during World War II
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Newton-John recorded her first single "Till You Say You'll Be Mine" in 1966
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Released her first solo album If Not For You in 1971
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Was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992
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Newton-John was treated and is now a breast cancer survivor and activist
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In 2008 she raised money to build the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre in Melbourne, Australia
