Daughter of George Francis Connelly and Mary Lou McElfresh.
Three known marriages: James Lloyd Dutton (1950), Richard "Dick" Thomas Martin (1957), and Colin Romoff (1966). Mother of one son, Cary Martin, through marriage to Thomas Richard Martin, aka Dick Martin. Cary was born 14 June 1958 in Los Angeles County, CA (Ancestry).
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First marriage was to James L. Dutton in Marietta, Oklahoma abt. November 1950. Marriage ended in divorce.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas), Monday, December 4, 1950.
James L. Duttons Are Making Home Here After Trip
Mrs. and Mrs. James L. Dutton, who were married recently in Marietta, Okla., have returned from a trip to New Orleans. They are residing at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Dutton, 2230 Lipscomb.
She is the former Miss Peggy Lou Connelly, daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. G. F. Connelly of Groesbeck.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Carr attended the couple. Mr. Dutton is a graduate of Pascal High School and attended TCU and NTSC. Mrs. Dutton is a graduate of Polytechnic High School.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas), Saturday, September 4, 1954. Suites Filed in District Court. Peggy Lou Dutton vs. James L. Dutton, divorce.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas), Sunday, January 9, 1955. Peggy Lou Dutton vs. James L. Dutton, divorce granted.
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Second marriage was to Thomas Richard Martin, aka Dick Martin (comedian and actor) on 13 Nov 1957 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. Marriage ended in divorce in 1964. One son of this union, Cary Martin, born 14 June 1958 in Los Angeles County, CA (Ancestry).
Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), Thursday, November 14, 1957 (partial article)
Starlet, Night Club Comedian Are Wed Here
The Hollywood starlet, Peggy Connelly, who is 23, and the night club comic, Dick Martin, who is 32, disappeared into the rainy night of Cleveland after their wedding in Municipal Court here yesterday.
Judge Thomas J. Parrino married the couple at 10:30 a.m., in his courtroom. Mrs. Bill Randle, wife of the disc jockey, was there in Peggy's behalf, and Dan Rowan, Dick's partner in a comedy act, was best man.
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Third marriage was to Colin Romoff in December 1966. Marriage license was issued in Manhattan, New York City in December 1966. (Ancestry) The same article, which follows, appears in numerous newspapers across the U.S. Courier-Post (Camden, New Jersey), Friday, Dec. 30, 1966. "BEARDED MAESTRO Colin Romoff married beautiful Peggy Connelly, ex-wife of comedian Dick Martin." This marriage ended in divorce in June 1971 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA (Ancestry).
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FORT WORTH-Peggy Lou Connelly, 75, departed this life Monday, June 11, 2007, in Fort Worth.
FUNERAL: Services will be determined at a later date.
MEMORIALS: In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the American Cancenr Socity.
Peggy was born in Shreveport, La., on Sept. 25, 1931, and was reared in Fort Worth, where she graduated from Polytechnic High School. She was a singer and entertainer in the Fort Worth-Dallas area from the age of 15 and performed with severall ocal dance bands, including Harvey Anderson.
Shortly after she graduated from high school, she moved to Los Angeles, Calif., where she was under contract to Paramount Studios for several years and appeared in movies, commercials and TV shows, most notable of which was the Ernie Kovacs show, "Take a Good Look."
In 1956, she recorded an album of old standards for Bethelem Record and was one of the founding members of the New Christy Minstrels. She then moved to Paris, France, where she continued to sing with many fine jazz musicians, later forming her own jazz trio in 1995, Te Jazzberries, which performed throughout Europe until disbanding in 2000.
SURVIVORS: Son, Cary Martin of Los Angeles, Calif.; brother, J. Dan Connelly and wife, Sunny of Alto; nieces, Melissa Widener and husband, J. J. of Fort Worth, Debby Wheeler of Arlington, Vickie Miller and husband, Dennis of Glenwood, Ark.; nephews, Robin Moore and wife, Monica of Fort Smith, Ark., Van Cox of Springtown; and numerous great-nieces and great-nephews.
Guardian Funeral Home
5704 James Ave, 817-293-8477
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Peggy loved Paris, so her brother, J. D. Connelly scattered her ashes a few years after her death in the famous Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris, France.
Before Peggy's marriage to Dick Martin, she was in a serious relationship with Frank Sinatra (several newspaper articles). Her brother, J. D. Connelly stated in Dec 2020 that Frank had actually proposed to Peggy.
Three known marriages: James Lloyd Dutton (1950), Richard "Dick" Thomas Martin (1957), and Colin Romoff (1966). Mother of one son, Cary Martin, through marriage to Thomas Richard Martin, aka Dick Martin. Cary was born 14 June 1958 in Los Angeles County, CA (Ancestry).
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First marriage was to James L. Dutton in Marietta, Oklahoma abt. November 1950. Marriage ended in divorce.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas), Monday, December 4, 1950.
James L. Duttons Are Making Home Here After Trip
Mrs. and Mrs. James L. Dutton, who were married recently in Marietta, Okla., have returned from a trip to New Orleans. They are residing at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Dutton, 2230 Lipscomb.
She is the former Miss Peggy Lou Connelly, daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. G. F. Connelly of Groesbeck.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Carr attended the couple. Mr. Dutton is a graduate of Pascal High School and attended TCU and NTSC. Mrs. Dutton is a graduate of Polytechnic High School.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas), Saturday, September 4, 1954. Suites Filed in District Court. Peggy Lou Dutton vs. James L. Dutton, divorce.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas), Sunday, January 9, 1955. Peggy Lou Dutton vs. James L. Dutton, divorce granted.
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Second marriage was to Thomas Richard Martin, aka Dick Martin (comedian and actor) on 13 Nov 1957 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. Marriage ended in divorce in 1964. One son of this union, Cary Martin, born 14 June 1958 in Los Angeles County, CA (Ancestry).
Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), Thursday, November 14, 1957 (partial article)
Starlet, Night Club Comedian Are Wed Here
The Hollywood starlet, Peggy Connelly, who is 23, and the night club comic, Dick Martin, who is 32, disappeared into the rainy night of Cleveland after their wedding in Municipal Court here yesterday.
Judge Thomas J. Parrino married the couple at 10:30 a.m., in his courtroom. Mrs. Bill Randle, wife of the disc jockey, was there in Peggy's behalf, and Dan Rowan, Dick's partner in a comedy act, was best man.
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Third marriage was to Colin Romoff in December 1966. Marriage license was issued in Manhattan, New York City in December 1966. (Ancestry) The same article, which follows, appears in numerous newspapers across the U.S. Courier-Post (Camden, New Jersey), Friday, Dec. 30, 1966. "BEARDED MAESTRO Colin Romoff married beautiful Peggy Connelly, ex-wife of comedian Dick Martin." This marriage ended in divorce in June 1971 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA (Ancestry).
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FORT WORTH-Peggy Lou Connelly, 75, departed this life Monday, June 11, 2007, in Fort Worth.
FUNERAL: Services will be determined at a later date.
MEMORIALS: In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the American Cancenr Socity.
Peggy was born in Shreveport, La., on Sept. 25, 1931, and was reared in Fort Worth, where she graduated from Polytechnic High School. She was a singer and entertainer in the Fort Worth-Dallas area from the age of 15 and performed with severall ocal dance bands, including Harvey Anderson.
Shortly after she graduated from high school, she moved to Los Angeles, Calif., where she was under contract to Paramount Studios for several years and appeared in movies, commercials and TV shows, most notable of which was the Ernie Kovacs show, "Take a Good Look."
In 1956, she recorded an album of old standards for Bethelem Record and was one of the founding members of the New Christy Minstrels. She then moved to Paris, France, where she continued to sing with many fine jazz musicians, later forming her own jazz trio in 1995, Te Jazzberries, which performed throughout Europe until disbanding in 2000.
SURVIVORS: Son, Cary Martin of Los Angeles, Calif.; brother, J. Dan Connelly and wife, Sunny of Alto; nieces, Melissa Widener and husband, J. J. of Fort Worth, Debby Wheeler of Arlington, Vickie Miller and husband, Dennis of Glenwood, Ark.; nephews, Robin Moore and wife, Monica of Fort Smith, Ark., Van Cox of Springtown; and numerous great-nieces and great-nephews.
Guardian Funeral Home
5704 James Ave, 817-293-8477
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Peggy loved Paris, so her brother, J. D. Connelly scattered her ashes a few years after her death in the famous Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris, France.
Before Peggy's marriage to Dick Martin, she was in a serious relationship with Frank Sinatra (several newspaper articles). Her brother, J. D. Connelly stated in Dec 2020 that Frank had actually proposed to Peggy.
Daughter of George Francis Connelly and Mary Lou McElfresh.
Three known marriages: James Lloyd Dutton (1950), Richard "Dick" Thomas Martin (1957), and Colin Romoff (1966). Mother of one son, Cary Martin, through marriage to Thomas Richard Martin, aka Dick Martin. Cary was born 14 June 1958 in Los Angeles County, CA (Ancestry).
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First marriage was to James L. Dutton in Marietta, Oklahoma abt. November 1950. Marriage ended in divorce.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas), Monday, December 4, 1950.
James L. Duttons Are Making Home Here After Trip
Mrs. and Mrs. James L. Dutton, who were married recently in Marietta, Okla., have returned from a trip to New Orleans. They are residing at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Dutton, 2230 Lipscomb.
She is the former Miss Peggy Lou Connelly, daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. G. F. Connelly of Groesbeck.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Carr attended the couple. Mr. Dutton is a graduate of Pascal High School and attended TCU and NTSC. Mrs. Dutton is a graduate of Polytechnic High School.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas), Saturday, September 4, 1954. Suites Filed in District Court. Peggy Lou Dutton vs. James L. Dutton, divorce.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas), Sunday, January 9, 1955. Peggy Lou Dutton vs. James L. Dutton, divorce granted.
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Second marriage was to Thomas Richard Martin, aka Dick Martin (comedian and actor) on 13 Nov 1957 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. Marriage ended in divorce in 1964. One son of this union, Cary Martin, born 14 June 1958 in Los Angeles County, CA (Ancestry).
Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), Thursday, November 14, 1957 (partial article)
Starlet, Night Club Comedian Are Wed Here
The Hollywood starlet, Peggy Connelly, who is 23, and the night club comic, Dick Martin, who is 32, disappeared into the rainy night of Cleveland after their wedding in Municipal Court here yesterday.
Judge Thomas J. Parrino married the couple at 10:30 a.m., in his courtroom. Mrs. Bill Randle, wife of the disc jockey, was there in Peggy's behalf, and Dan Rowan, Dick's partner in a comedy act, was best man.
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Third marriage was to Colin Romoff in December 1966. Marriage license was issued in Manhattan, New York City in December 1966. (Ancestry) The same article, which follows, appears in numerous newspapers across the U.S. Courier-Post (Camden, New Jersey), Friday, Dec. 30, 1966. "BEARDED MAESTRO Colin Romoff married beautiful Peggy Connelly, ex-wife of comedian Dick Martin." This marriage ended in divorce in June 1971 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA (Ancestry).
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FORT WORTH-Peggy Lou Connelly, 75, departed this life Monday, June 11, 2007, in Fort Worth.
FUNERAL: Services will be determined at a later date.
MEMORIALS: In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the American Cancenr Socity.
Peggy was born in Shreveport, La., on Sept. 25, 1931, and was reared in Fort Worth, where she graduated from Polytechnic High School. She was a singer and entertainer in the Fort Worth-Dallas area from the age of 15 and performed with severall ocal dance bands, including Harvey Anderson.
Shortly after she graduated from high school, she moved to Los Angeles, Calif., where she was under contract to Paramount Studios for several years and appeared in movies, commercials and TV shows, most notable of which was the Ernie Kovacs show, "Take a Good Look."
In 1956, she recorded an album of old standards for Bethelem Record and was one of the founding members of the New Christy Minstrels. She then moved to Paris, France, where she continued to sing with many fine jazz musicians, later forming her own jazz trio in 1995, Te Jazzberries, which performed throughout Europe until disbanding in 2000.
SURVIVORS: Son, Cary Martin of Los Angeles, Calif.; brother, J. Dan Connelly and wife, Sunny of Alto; nieces, Melissa Widener and husband, J. J. of Fort Worth, Debby Wheeler of Arlington, Vickie Miller and husband, Dennis of Glenwood, Ark.; nephews, Robin Moore and wife, Monica of Fort Smith, Ark., Van Cox of Springtown; and numerous great-nieces and great-nephews.
Guardian Funeral Home
5704 James Ave, 817-293-8477
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Peggy loved Paris, so her brother, J. D. Connelly scattered her ashes a few years after her death in the famous Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris, France.
Before Peggy's marriage to Dick Martin, she was in a serious relationship with Frank Sinatra (several newspaper articles). Her brother, J. D. Connelly stated in Dec 2020 that Frank had actually proposed to Peggy.
Three known marriages: James Lloyd Dutton (1950), Richard "Dick" Thomas Martin (1957), and Colin Romoff (1966). Mother of one son, Cary Martin, through marriage to Thomas Richard Martin, aka Dick Martin. Cary was born 14 June 1958 in Los Angeles County, CA (Ancestry).
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First marriage was to James L. Dutton in Marietta, Oklahoma abt. November 1950. Marriage ended in divorce.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas), Monday, December 4, 1950.
James L. Duttons Are Making Home Here After Trip
Mrs. and Mrs. James L. Dutton, who were married recently in Marietta, Okla., have returned from a trip to New Orleans. They are residing at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Dutton, 2230 Lipscomb.
She is the former Miss Peggy Lou Connelly, daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. G. F. Connelly of Groesbeck.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Carr attended the couple. Mr. Dutton is a graduate of Pascal High School and attended TCU and NTSC. Mrs. Dutton is a graduate of Polytechnic High School.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas), Saturday, September 4, 1954. Suites Filed in District Court. Peggy Lou Dutton vs. James L. Dutton, divorce.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas), Sunday, January 9, 1955. Peggy Lou Dutton vs. James L. Dutton, divorce granted.
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Second marriage was to Thomas Richard Martin, aka Dick Martin (comedian and actor) on 13 Nov 1957 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. Marriage ended in divorce in 1964. One son of this union, Cary Martin, born 14 June 1958 in Los Angeles County, CA (Ancestry).
Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), Thursday, November 14, 1957 (partial article)
Starlet, Night Club Comedian Are Wed Here
The Hollywood starlet, Peggy Connelly, who is 23, and the night club comic, Dick Martin, who is 32, disappeared into the rainy night of Cleveland after their wedding in Municipal Court here yesterday.
Judge Thomas J. Parrino married the couple at 10:30 a.m., in his courtroom. Mrs. Bill Randle, wife of the disc jockey, was there in Peggy's behalf, and Dan Rowan, Dick's partner in a comedy act, was best man.
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Third marriage was to Colin Romoff in December 1966. Marriage license was issued in Manhattan, New York City in December 1966. (Ancestry) The same article, which follows, appears in numerous newspapers across the U.S. Courier-Post (Camden, New Jersey), Friday, Dec. 30, 1966. "BEARDED MAESTRO Colin Romoff married beautiful Peggy Connelly, ex-wife of comedian Dick Martin." This marriage ended in divorce in June 1971 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA (Ancestry).
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FORT WORTH-Peggy Lou Connelly, 75, departed this life Monday, June 11, 2007, in Fort Worth.
FUNERAL: Services will be determined at a later date.
MEMORIALS: In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the American Cancenr Socity.
Peggy was born in Shreveport, La., on Sept. 25, 1931, and was reared in Fort Worth, where she graduated from Polytechnic High School. She was a singer and entertainer in the Fort Worth-Dallas area from the age of 15 and performed with severall ocal dance bands, including Harvey Anderson.
Shortly after she graduated from high school, she moved to Los Angeles, Calif., where she was under contract to Paramount Studios for several years and appeared in movies, commercials and TV shows, most notable of which was the Ernie Kovacs show, "Take a Good Look."
In 1956, she recorded an album of old standards for Bethelem Record and was one of the founding members of the New Christy Minstrels. She then moved to Paris, France, where she continued to sing with many fine jazz musicians, later forming her own jazz trio in 1995, Te Jazzberries, which performed throughout Europe until disbanding in 2000.
SURVIVORS: Son, Cary Martin of Los Angeles, Calif.; brother, J. Dan Connelly and wife, Sunny of Alto; nieces, Melissa Widener and husband, J. J. of Fort Worth, Debby Wheeler of Arlington, Vickie Miller and husband, Dennis of Glenwood, Ark.; nephews, Robin Moore and wife, Monica of Fort Smith, Ark., Van Cox of Springtown; and numerous great-nieces and great-nephews.
Guardian Funeral Home
5704 James Ave, 817-293-8477
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Peggy loved Paris, so her brother, J. D. Connelly scattered her ashes a few years after her death in the famous Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris, France.
Before Peggy's marriage to Dick Martin, she was in a serious relationship with Frank Sinatra (several newspaper articles). Her brother, J. D. Connelly stated in Dec 2020 that Frank had actually proposed to Peggy.
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