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(16 June 1951 - 17 January 1963) divorced 3 children
M1. James Patrick Fitzgerald (November 19, 1951 in Los Angeles, California)
M2. Gregory Paul Fitzgerald (November 8, 1954 in Los Angeles, Calif.)
M3. Anthony Fitzgerald (November 4, 1960)
* 16 June 51 marries fellow singer Jimmy Fitzgerald in Paso Robles, California, and retires from singing. He’s 21; she’s 17.
* 19 November 51 her son James Patrick is born in Los Angeles
* 8 November 54 her son Gregory Paul is born in Los Angeles
Thanksgiving 56 she and Fitzgerald are guests of Steve Allen, who watches her like a mother hen
* 16 March 58 she and actor Barry Fitzgerald ride in the St. Patrick's Day parade in Southtown, Chicago, Illinois
* Mid-November 58 she and Fitzgerald agree on a trial separation. Fitzgerald moves out of the couple's Hollywood home upon her return from an entertainment tour.
* February 59 her parting from Fitzgerald is no great surprise for her close friends, who predicted it long ago when she was just an occasional guest performer on Steve Allen's "Tonight." They were aware that she had consulted her parents and her spiritual advisor before trying a six-month separation. Now the separation has been extended indefinitely, if not permanently.
* July 59 friends were skeptical when she reconciled with her estranged husband, Fitzgerald, but she's expecting her next baby in a couple of months
* 4 November 60 her third son, Anthony, is born in Los Angeles
* 25 January 61 sues for divorce from Fitzgerald, a Beverly Hills public relations man, in Los Angeles Superior Court. She charges cruelty and requests reasonable support for her and three sons, 10-year-old James, 7-year-old Gregory, and 14-month-old Anthony. Fitzgerald is 30; she's 27.
* July 61 she and Fitzgerald separate
* 17 January 63 divorces Fitzgerald in Los Angeles Superior Court charging, "He treated me as if I wasn't a wife, just as if I merely existed." She testifies her husband treated her like a housekeeper. He's 31; she's 27. Fitzgerald must pay $300 per month support for their three sons and $200 monthly alimony.