Roselle Beline & Perry Como

1929 - 1998
Perry Como and Roselle Beline  
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Roselle Beline and Perry Como were married for 65 years before Roselle Beline died, leaving behind her partner and 3 children.

They had 3 children, Ronnie, David and Terri.

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American Singer Perry Como was born Pierino Ronald Como on 18th May, 1912 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States and passed away on 12th May 2001 Jupiter Inlet Colony, Florida aged 88. He is most remembered for Perry Como Sings Merry Christmas Music. His zodiac sign is Taurus.

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Relationship Statistics

StatusDurationLength
Married31st Jul 1933 - Aug 1998 65 years
Total 1929 - Aug 1998 69 years, 7 months


(31 July 1933 - 10 August 1998) (her death) (3 children)
they had three children, Ronnie, David, and Terri. David and Terri were both adopted, David at the age of 4, because Roselle could no longer have children after the birth of her first child.
In 1929, the 17-year-old Como met Roselle Belline at a picnic on Chartiers Creek that attracted many young people from the Canonsburg area. Como, who attended the cookout with another girl, did not spot Roselle until everyone was around the campfire singing and the gathering was coming to a close. When it came Como's turn to sing, he chose More Than You Know, with his eyes on Roselle for the entire song. The teenage sweethearts were married July 31, 1933. They raised three children, Ronnie, David, and Terri, with traditional, non-show-business values. Because Perry Como believed his professional life and his personal life should be kept separate, he declined repeated interview requests from Edward R. Murrow's Person to Person.
In 1958, the Comos celebrated their silver wedding anniversary with a family trip to Italy. On the itinerary was an audience with Pope Pius XII. Como, who sat in a side wing of the Long Island church where he attended Sunday Mass in an effort to avoid attracting attention, was both puzzled and upset on returning home that photos from the visit made the newspapers throughout the world. A thorough check of both the Como and National Broadcasting Company (NBC) publicity offices found that neither was responsible for the release of the photos to the media; it was done by the Vatican's press department. When Perry and Roselle became Knight Commander and Lady Commander of the Equestrian Order of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre in 1952, it was a news item only after Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, who had been honored at the same ceremony, mentioned it some time later.
Como suffered a debilitating fall from a stage platform in 1971 while taping Perry Como's Winter Show in Hollywood. X-rays showed no serious injury to his knee, but by the next morning, it was twice its normal size. The ailing Como chartered a jet back to his home and doctors in Florida, where a second exam showed it had been seriously broken. His knee was re-set and placed in a cast with a recuperation time of eight months. In 1993, he was successfully treated for bladder cancer. When Roselle died suddenly on August 12, 1998, at age 84, the couple had been married for 65 years. Como was reportedly devastated by her loss.[

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Relationship Timeline

August, 1998 - Breakup

31st July, 1933 - Marriage

1929 - Hookup

Couple Comparison

Name
Roselle Beline
Perry Como
Age (at start of relationship)
14
16
Zodiac
Gemini
Taurus
Nationality
American
American
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Children

NameGenderBornAge
RonnieMale
DavidMale
TerriFemale

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