Diana Dors and Richard Dawson

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Diana Dors and Richard Dawson  

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Richard Dawson and Diana Dors were married for 6 years. They dated for 8 months after getting together in Aug 1958 and married on 12th Apr 1959. 6 years later they divorced in 1966.

They had 2 children, Mark David (64) and Gary (61).

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American Actor Richard Dawson was born Colin Lionel Emm on 20th November, 1932 in Gosport, Hampshire, England, UK and passed away on 2nd Jun 2012 Los Angeles, California, USA aged 79. He is most remembered for Hogan's Heroes, Family Feud. His zodiac sign is Scorpio.

British Actress Diana Dors was born Diana Mary Fluck on 23rd October, 1931 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England and passed away on 4th May 1984 Windsor, Berkshire, England aged 52. She is most remembered for Yield to the Night. Her zodiac sign is Scorpio.

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Relationship Statistics

Status	Duration	Length
Dating	Aug 1958 - 12th Apr 1959	8 months, 14 days
Married	12th Apr 1959 - 1966	6 years, 8 months
Total	Aug 1958 - 1966	7 years, 5 months

Joe Collins, the father of starlets Jackie and Joan, talks her into a variety tour, The Diana Dors Show. Yeardye suggests a young comedian they met recently at the Stork Club in London, Richard Dawson.
on tour she falls for Dawson. She asks Yeardye to leave and accuses him of having stolen 18,000 pounds.
3 January 1959 she and Dawson are off to New York for "The Steve Allen Show" and, later, to Hollywood
12 April 1959 marries British comedian Richard "Dickie" Dawson in New York City. She appears on "The Steve Allen Show" that night.
4 February 1960 gives birth to her son Mark Richard Dawson
27 June 1962 gives birth to her son Gary at the Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Hollywood. His godparents are Steve Allen, Liberace, Terry-Thomas, and Pamela Mason.
17 January 1964 files for divorce and claims custody, but returns to Dawson reluctantly shortly afterwards. She begins to hate living in Hollywood. She and her husband drift apart.
1966/1967 divorces Dawson

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