Jeanne biegger orange bowl queen
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The former beauty queen and model will best be remembered for being the second wife of legendary entertainer Dean Martin. She began modeling in Miami and was voted Orange Bowl queen in The following year, she went to the Beachcomber Club in Miami to see a New Year’s Eve show starring Martin and Jerry Lewis. A week after Martin was granted a divorce from first wife Betty McDonald, he and Biegger wed on Sept. 1, , in Beverly Hills with Lewis serving as best man. During their year marriage, she would make several appearances on television shows such as 'The Dean Martin Show' and 'I Love Lucy'. Together they had three children; Dean Paul, Ricci, and Gina Martin. Their marriage lasted 24 years (–), until they got divorced. Eventually, Martin reconciled with Jeanne, though they never remarried. She died from complications of cancer at her Beverly Hills home, just three weeks after the death of her son, Ricci. Jeanne is buried at Westwood Memorial Park, nära the crypt o
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Dean Martin
American singer and actor (–)
This article is about the actor and singer. For other uses, see Dean Martin (disambiguation).
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| Born | Dino Paul Crocetti ()June 7, Steubenville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | December 25, () (aged&#;78) Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery |
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| Years&#;active | –[1] |
| Works | Discography |
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| Children | 8, including Deana, Dean Paul, and Ricci |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
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| Formerly of | Rat Pack |
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Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, – December 25, ) was an American sing
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Jeanne Martin, Model and Ex-Wife of Dean Martin, Dies at 89
Jeanne Martin, a model and Orange Bowl queen who became the wife of singer and actor Dean Martin during the height of his fame, died Wednesday after a battle with cancer at her Beverly Hills home, her family announced. She was
After marrying Dean Martin in , the pair were one of Hollywood’s most photographed couples. Matriarch of their large family, she gave birth to three of Dean’s children while raising four more from his previous marriage. Their breakup in caused nearly as much distress to Martin’s fans as his professional split with partner Jerry Lewis had in
“Dean’s viewers knew he was a good husband and father and the booze-and-broads jokes were just part of the act,” wrote Lee Hale in the book Backstage at the Dean Martin Show, having served as musical director for the NBC program.
Born Dorothy Jean Biegger on March 27, , in Coral Gables, Fla., she went by Jeanne