Posted August 21, 201014 yr Born Angela Catherine Williams on the 24th of February 1922 in Dublin, Ireland, the daughter of Margaret and Joseph Williams, the only girl among six brothers In 1928 she moved to the States at age 6 after being adopted by her uncle, Eddie Greene, Margaret's brother, a Flushing fireman, and his wife Catherine In 1941 she is on the Saturday Evening Post cover by Norman Rockwell A bikini-clad painting of her adorns the nose of Skipper 2, a U.S. bomber with 25 missions and four camels destroyed under her belt She dated naval lieutenant John F. Kennedy. On their first date he takes her to Gary Cooper's house. Nevertheless, she will vote Republican. On December 7, 1946 she marries Los Angeles realtor Stuart Warren Martin at St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City. They’re both 24. Martin’s the son of Mrs. Richard H. Hoffman nee Strauss of 870 Park Avenue and the late Herbert S. Martin. He studied at the Lawrenceville School and Bard College and served with the 26th Infantry Division during the war. On April 1, 1948 her daughter Kathleen Inez "Kim" is born in Los Angeles In February 1951 she proposes that the word "starlet" be abolished on grounds a girl with that label gets stuck with bit parts, pin-ups and wolves She also nixed a major studio contract with "I'm in my late 20's and have a child. We would both be embarrassed if they referred to me as a 'starlet' again." On March 7, 1951 returns to films with Martin's blessings for At War With the Army and Jungle Safari On September 14, 1951 her daughter Madeline is born in Los Angeles On November 19, 1953 her daughter Patricia "Tricia" is born on North Crescent Drive in Beverly Hills In March 1956 she returns to business after the birth of her third daughter. She leaps from one big TV show to another. September 4, 1957 her fourth daughter, Mary Jane, is born and dies the same day in Los Angeles. She will be interred at San Fernando Mission Cemetery. In March of 1975 she shocked the Hollywood community with the finale of her 30-year-marriage to Martin. At age 53, she splits from their palatial house in Coldwater Canyon and takes an apartment in Beverly Hills. The reason is rich Spaniard Richard de la Vega. February 1975 she and Martin divorce even though she will remain the love of his life February 9, 1978 as Angela Greene Martin, she dies at age 56 following a stroke in Los Angeles November 27, 1978 her funeral service is held at Good Shepherd Church in Beverly Hills and she is interred at San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, California, next to her fourth daughter
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