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Michael’s only child, Matthew Shanahan, and his wife Anesa Shanahan, have six children who could always count on their grandfather to attend their many events.
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Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
Cox shares Coco with ex-husband David Arquette, who also shared a social media tribute to his only child.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 14 June 2026
Later, with the help of his sister, who was living in the United States, the Lally family was able to immigrate to Chicago with their 3-year-old son and only child, Ivan, in 1953.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
Born in Chisinau, Romania — now, a part of Moldova — in 1929, Roizman was an only child, born of Jewish parents.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
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Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
Cox shares Coco with ex-husband David Arquette, who also shared a social media tribute to his only child.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 14 June 2026
Later, with the help of his sister, who was living in the United States, the Lally family was able to immigrate to Chicago with their 3-year-old son and only child, Ivan, in 1953.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
Born in Chisinau, Romania — now, a part of Moldova — in 1929, Roizman was an only child, born of Jewish parents.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
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“Only child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/only%20child. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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