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Beckinsale was the only child of Loe and Richard Beckinsale, who were both actors as well.
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Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
June Lockhart was born June 25, 1925, in New York City, the only child of her actor parents, who were married the previous June (obviously, that month was big for them).
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2025
Yoshie Feaster, Betsy’s mother, lives in Hawaii, the place where her only child was born.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Archer is the only child from Angie Stone and D’Angelo, whom dated for four years.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
June Lockhart was born June 25, 1925, in New York City, the only child of her actor parents, who were married the previous June (obviously, that month was big for them).
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2025
Yoshie Feaster, Betsy’s mother, lives in Hawaii, the place where her only child was born.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Archer is the only child from Angie Stone and D’Angelo, whom dated for four years.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Only child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/only%20child. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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