Personal Life
Marcia Wallace married hotelier Dennis Hawley in May, 1986. The couple adopted an infant son, Michael "Mikey" Hawley. Dennis Hawley died from pancreatic cancer in June, 1992. Wallace was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1985, after which she became an activist and lecturer on the subject. On January 27, 2007, Wallace won the Gilda Radner Courage Award from Roswell Park Cancer Institute for helping educate Americans about the importance of early cancer detection and inspiring others through her 20 years as a breast cancer survivor.
In addition, Wallace is a member of Delta Zeta sorority and was named the Delta Zeta 2010 Woman of the Year at the 2010 Biennial National Convention in Tucson, Arizona.
Her autobiography, Don't Look Back, We're Not Going That Way, which was published in 2004, recounts the early detection of her breast cancer, the loss of her husband Dennis, her nervous breakdown, her single motherhood and other experiences. The title of the book she credits to her father, who told her that often in childhood.
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