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Here's everything to know about Jane Goodall’s only child, son Hugo Eric Louis van Lawick.
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Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Gill, who was an only child, had no children.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Lisa Marie, 54, Elvis Presley’s only child, died of a small bowel obstruction (a complication of bariatric surgery) six weeks after the film finished shooting.
—Kim Willis, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
An only child, Knowlden was born on May 12, 1926, in Oakland, California.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
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Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Gill, who was an only child, had no children.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Lisa Marie, 54, Elvis Presley’s only child, died of a small bowel obstruction (a complication of bariatric surgery) six weeks after the film finished shooting.
—Kim Willis, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
An only child, Knowlden was born on May 12, 1926, in Oakland, California.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Only child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/only%20child. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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