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The Breakup with Marilyn
In the minds of fans, Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe were the perfect couple. "I don’t think it was a surprise at all," said Jerry Coleman, one of DiMaggio’s Yankee teammates. "The greatest ...
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Joe Directs Marilyn’s Funeral
Yet, near the end of Monroe’s life, Joe and Marilyn were spending time together again. DiMaggio told his friends that the two were going to get remarried. Former DiMaggio teammate Jerry Coleman ...
Betty Bonney, 100, Dies; Her Paean to Joe DiMaggio Was a Big-Band Hit
Singing with the Les Brown band, she celebrated the Yankee star’s 56-game hitting streak in 1941. She also performed on Sid ...
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Betty Bonney, singer who had a hit with ‘Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio,’ dies at 100
Betty Bonney, a singer who was a favorite of jitterbuggers and other musical hepcats of the swing era with hit recordings such as “Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio ... Jan Savitt, Jerry Wald, and ...