 Margaret Field already had two young children, Richard Field and Sally Field, from her first marriage.Mahoney and Field divorced in June 1968.His stepdaughter Sally Field, who spoke fondly of Mahoney having been a great father and inspiration to her career, went on to become a well-known Academy Award-winning television and film actress, and in 2018, she wrote in her memoir "In Pieces" that Mahoney had subjected her to sexual abuse throughout her childhood.