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Dec 13, 2022 · Looking at her surname, we’re sure you can guess who her dad is. That’s right, Lee was the daughter of the late acto James Arness and his late wife Virginia Chapman. She was the youngest of 3 children that the former couple had. The daughter of the Gunsmoke star, however, had a saddening life.
Personal life. Arness with his son, Rolf, in 1959. Arness married Virginia Chapman in 1948, and adopted her son Craig (1946 – December 14, 2004). [1] Arness and Chapman also had a son, Rolf (born February 18, 1952), [16] and a daughter, Jenny Lee Arness (May 23, 1950 – May 12, 1975).
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May 9, 2023 · Credit-Facebook/ClassicFlix. Late actor James Arness was a father to three children. Arness, renowned for portraying U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon for 20 years in the CBS television series Gunsmoke, first adopted his first wife, Virginia Chapman's son, Craig. He later had two biological children with Chapman — daughter Jenny Lee and son Rolf.
Jul 10, 2022 · James Arness & Mom of His 3 Kids Wed When He Was 'A Beach Comber' — She Felt He Flew like a 'Comet' with Fame. By Olawale Ogunjimi. Jul 10, 2022 06:30 P.M. Virginia Chapman and James Arness had a beautiful marriage for many years until the actor's soaring career caused a storm in their relationship, which ultimately led to their separation.
Following the aforementioned "Gunsmoke" TV movies (the last in 1994, when Arness was 71), Arness basically retired. His marriage to Virginia Chapman ended in divorce in 1960. They had three children, one of whom, Jenny Lee, committed suicide in 1975. Arness subsequently married Janet Surtrees in 1978.
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Dec 4, 2023 · The Highway Patrol actress was initially married to Leo Myron Morton on October 11, 1942, and had a child, but the union ended in 1945. Sadly, she succumbed to a drug overdose in 1975. On the other hand, award-winning artist James Arness found love with Janet Arness, marrying on December 16, 1978.
Sep 9, 2021 · Arness married Virginia Chapman in 1948 and had three children with her. Son Rolf, daughter Jenny Lee and Chapman's son from a previous relationship, Craig, who Arness adopted as his own. Their marriage lasted 12 years before they called it quits and went their separate ways.
