(CNN) -- Camille Olivia Hanks was studying at the University of Maryland when she met Bill Cosby in the early '60s. He was doing stand-up comedy in Washington when the two were set up on a blind date. They fell in love and she left school to support his burgeoning career in entertainment. 

By 1964, the two were married and they would go on to have five children together. In 1997, their son Ennis (who inspired the character Theo Huxtable) was murdered, and a few years later Dr. Camille Cosby did a one-on-one with Oprah explaining how she'd eventually been able to find joy after mourning the loss of a child. 

Throughout that interview it was so clear that you were looking at the real-life Clair Huxtable that even Oprah seemed a bit star-struck by her poise and grace. 

During her 2000 appearance on Oprah, Camille revealed: 

"I became keenly aware of myself in my mid-thirties. I went through a transition. I decided to go back to school, because I had dropped out of college to marry Bill when I was 19. I had five children, and I decided to go back. I didn't feel fulfilled educationally. I dropped out of school at the end of my sophomore year. So I went back, and when I did, my self-esteem grew. I got my master's, then decided to get my doctoral degree. Education helped me to come out of myself." 

When asked why she wasn't content to just settle for being the wife of a famous entertainer she continued: 
Who's this about?
What loss did she face in the 90s?
How many kids in total did they have?
At what age did she go through a life change?
How old was she when she married?
Who did she marry?
What was his profession then?
What did she do to get married?
How did they meet?
What was she doing then?
Where?
What year did they marry?
Who did she have an interview with?
Who was the real Clair?
What did she decide to do during her mid life awakening?
In what year of school had she quit?
What degree did she get first upon return?
Did she get any others?
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Camille Olivia Hanks
Camille Olivia Hanks
her son Ennis was murdered
their son Ennis (who inspired the character Theo Huxtable) was murdered
five
five
mid-thirties
mid-thirties
19
19
Bill Cosby
 Bill Cosby
stand-up comedy
stand-up comedy 
drop out of college
dropped out of college 
on a blind date
 on a blind date
studying
studying
University of Maryland
University of Maryland
1964
1964
Oprah
 Oprah
Camille
Camille
go back to school
go back
sophomore
 sophomore
master's
master's
yes
doctoral degree
a doctoral degree
doctoral degree