(20 February 1955 - 1957)
June 54
columnist Jimmy Fidler notes her frequently with Bud Freeman, musical records executive
September 54
columnist Lee Mortimer writes that her "only serious romance, today anyway, is Bud Freeman, a recording executive, and they have that on-to-the-altar look in their eyes..."
20 February 55
secretly marries music publisher John “Bud” M. Freeman in Quartzside, Arizona. He`s 36; she`s 22. She wears a red wig and horned-trimmed glasses for disguise at the ceremony. He’s the owner of Belfry Music Publishing Company. It`s his first and her second marriage.
May 55
Winchell tells that her friends wonder if she`s secretly married to writer Bud Freeman
11 August 55
her studio discloses her February marriage to Freeman. She explains: "We thought that at this stage of my career I shouldn`t mix in a marriage, so we kept it quiet."
September 55
her friends report that she and Freeman are knitting tiny garments
Early January 56
columnist Erskine Johnson reports that Freeman "has definitely taken over as pilot of her career ship. And some people aren`t too happy about it."
February 56
her husband has a slight brush with a garbage truck near their home and gets a cut on his chin
c. February 57
she and Freeman separate
March 57
acknowledges that she and Freeman have separated but "that`s about all there is to say at the moment. And it`s not the first time we have separated, either." A studio spokesman says the separation is amicable.
57
divorces Freeman in Juarez, Mexico. Barry Sullivan is beauing her after his divorce following 20 years of marriage