'Leave It to Beaver' star Tony Dow still alive despite statement about his death, wife confirms

The wife of Tony Dow, the actor and director best known for his role as older brother Wally Cleaver on "Leave It to Beaver" who was reported dead on Tuesday, said her husband is still alive.

She said based on some health issues that occurred overnight, Lauren inferred that her husband had passed away, and she alerted people close to her. While she may have said her husband died, she confirms it was a miscommunication and regrets causing a commotion during a challenging time. She said she "loves and adores" her husband of 42 years with all of her heart.The actor - who was thrust into stardom at age 12 when he was cast on the soon-to-be-smash sitcom "Leave It to Beaver" - revealed in May that he had been diagnosed with cancer.

In 1993, he was an honorary speaker at a convention for the National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association.

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