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James Joseph “Jimmie” Ferrara

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James Joseph “Jimmie” Ferrara Veteran

Birth
Endicott, Broome County, New York, USA
Death
30 Sep 1985 (aged 65)
Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
Burial
Unionville, Pershing County, Nevada, USA Add to Map
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Name: James Joseph Ferrara
Birth: 11 May 1920 - USA
Death: 1 September 1985 (1 Sep 1985) - Yuma, Yuma, Arizona, United States of America
Marriage: 3 Oct 1981 - Washoe, Nevada
Parents: Salvatore Ferrara, Laura Settipani

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Email address of contributor: [email protected]

Their suggestion:
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After James got out of the Coast Guard he moved to Los Angels and took acting lessons. He later had a career in film and TV. He was in "Tombstone: The Town Too Tough To Die", "Gunsmoke" and "Dark Passages" with Humphrey Bogart. He was friends with Roy Rogers, Rita Hayworth, Jane Russell and Lou Costello. He was married to his first wife Stacy Nichols for 22 years. He second married Delma Troy who was later convicted of his murder along with her boyfriend Rick Kosterow and Donald White.
Saw a show about his murder on TV, ID Investigation
Discovery. Thanks contributor: janemary05

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babe.rae

There is an episode of “Unusual Suspect” on Investigation Discovery (ID) TV “Last Curtain Call” (2016) documenting his life and murder. “The investigation into the shooting death of a former actor in Yuma, Ariz, is recounted.”
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Suggested edit: Wife #3
Margaret M Bartlett
Wife #4
Leona ?
Wife #5
Delma Troy (who was convicted in his murder)
He had no children
Contributor: (47605202)
Name: James Joseph Ferrara
Birth: 11 May 1920 - USA
Death: 1 September 1985 (1 Sep 1985) - Yuma, Yuma, Arizona, United States of America
Marriage: 3 Oct 1981 - Washoe, Nevada
Parents: Salvatore Ferrara, Laura Settipani

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Email address of contributor: [email protected]

Their suggestion:
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After James got out of the Coast Guard he moved to Los Angels and took acting lessons. He later had a career in film and TV. He was in "Tombstone: The Town Too Tough To Die", "Gunsmoke" and "Dark Passages" with Humphrey Bogart. He was friends with Roy Rogers, Rita Hayworth, Jane Russell and Lou Costello. He was married to his first wife Stacy Nichols for 22 years. He second married Delma Troy who was later convicted of his murder along with her boyfriend Rick Kosterow and Donald White.
Saw a show about his murder on TV, ID Investigation
Discovery. Thanks contributor: janemary05

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babe.rae

There is an episode of “Unusual Suspect” on Investigation Discovery (ID) TV “Last Curtain Call” (2016) documenting his life and murder. “The investigation into the shooting death of a former actor in Yuma, Ariz, is recounted.”
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Suggested edit: Wife #3
Margaret M Bartlett
Wife #4
Leona ?
Wife #5
Delma Troy (who was convicted in his murder)
He had no children
Contributor: (47605202)

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