Which sculptor did actress Meryl Streep marry in 1978?

Actress Meryl Streep married sculptor Don Gummer in 1978.

Streep and Gummer married on September 30, 1978, in New York City. Their marriage began shortly after Streep’s fiancé, actor John Cazale, died in 1978. Gummer became a respected sculptor whose large abstract works were exhibited publicly and collected by museums.

The couple had four children: musician Henry Wolfe Gummer, actress Mamie Gummer, actress Grace Gummer, and model Louisa Gummer. Streep’s children have therefore included several performers, although Gummer himself worked primarily in visual art rather than film or theater.

A common mix-up is confusing Gummer with Streep’s frequent acting collaborators or with her children’s spouses. Gummer was Streep’s husband for more than four decades; the couple announced their separation in 2019.