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Apr 22, 1999 · By MYRNA OLIVER. April 22, 1999 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Buddy Rogers, the silent screen matinee idol and bandleader who spent half his life tending the lady and legend known as America’s...
Rogers married Ruth "Debbie" Nixon in 1969 and subsequently adopted her son, David Buddy Rogers, as his own. [14] When Rogers retired from wrestling, he took a job as a manager at a Playboy Club casino.
She began her career working with promoter Billy Wolfe and his wife, wrestler and trainer Mildred Burke, as well as working alongside professional wrestler "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers. She won the NWA World Women's Championship in 1956 and was the most prominent holder of the title for 28 years.
Aug 20, 1995 · After Mary died in 1979, Rogers sold Pickfair to Jerry Buss, and it is now owned by financier Meshulam Riklis. “He’s alone since his wife [entertainer Pia Zadora] took their two kids and left...
Both children married in their late teens, and Ronnie became so troubled that he once attempted suicide. Pickford went to see him in the hospital, complaining that he had interrupted a...
He began acting in Hollywood in the 1920's and is probably best remembered as Clara Bow's love interest in "Wings". He also made several appearances in the "Mexican Spitfire" series with Lupe Velez, as well as being the nominal bandleader for several radio shows. He was married to...
Mary Pickford (June 26, 1937 - May 29, 1979) (her death, 2 children) Trivia. He reported that Clark Gable "once told Mary [Mary Pickford] when we got married, that it wouldn't last six months" because he was 11 years younger than her. They were married for 42 years until her death in 1979.
