Dorothy Jean (Biegger) Martin (1927 - 2016)

Born 27 Mar 1927 in Coral Gables, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States

Wife of Dino Paul (Crocetti) Martin — married 1 Sep 1949 (to Feb 1972) in Los Angeles, California, United States

Died 24 Aug 2016 at age 89 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Dorothy Jean was born March 27, 1927 in Coral Gables, Miami-Dade, Florida. She was the daughter of James Biegger and Margaret Kain.^[1]

American Model and Actress. The former beauty queen and model will best be remembered for being the second wife of legendary entertainer Dean Martin. She began modeling in Miami and was voted Orange Bowl Queen in 1947. The following year, she went to the Beachcomber Club in Miami to see a New Year’s Eve show starring Martin and Jerry Lewis.

A week after Martin was granted a divorce from first wife Betty McDonald, he and Biegger wed on September 1, 1949, in Beverly Hills, California with Lewis serving as best man.

During their 20-year marriage, she would make several appearances on television shows such as 'The Dean Martin Show' and 'I Love Lucy'. The couple would have three children together, Dean Paul (1951-1987), Ricci James (1953-2016) and Gina, before divorcing in February 1972.^[2][3]

Jeanne passed away August 24, 2016 from complications of cancer at her Beverly Hills home, just three weeks after the death of her son, Ricci. She was laid to rest in Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. ^[4](bio by: Louis du Mort)

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCXH-W9M : accessed 8 December 2018), Dorothy J Biegger in household of James K Biegger, Oakland, Alameda, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 104, sheet 12B, line 83, family 257, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 105; FHL microfilm 2,339,840.
2. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K82S-YCB : 28 November 2014), Dean Paul Martin and Jeanne Biegger, 01 Sep 1949; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,117,338.
3. ↑ "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPYM-J19 : 15 May 2014), Jeanne Biegger and Dean P Martin, Feb 1972; from "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing Los Angeles City, California, Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/168906782/jeanne-martin : accessed 23 July 2021), memorial page for Jeanne Martin (27 Mar 1927–24 Aug 2016), Find A Grave: Memorial #168906782, citing Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .}

See also:

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTH8-T2Y : accessed 5 July 2017), Jean Biegger in household of James K Biegger, Coral Gables, Election Precinct 108, Dade, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 13-68, sheet 2B, line 49, family 41, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 582.

• "Florida State Census, 1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNNM-1C9 : 23 February 2021), Jeanne Biegger, Coral Gables, Dade, Florida; citing line 43, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,707.

• "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2T8-QGJ : 27 November 2014), Biegger in entry for Dean Paul Martin, 17 Nov 1951; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.

• "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2T5-T4P : 27 November 2014), Biegger in entry for Ricci James Martin, 20 Sep 1953; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.

• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKLC-Z3M9 : accessed 8 December 2018), Jeanne Biegger Martin in entry for Ms John Biegger Kenneth Or Jack Biegger, Nevada, United States, 05 Apr 2010; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Las Vegas Review-Journal, born-digital text.