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Jun 12, 2021 · Pearl Bailey and her daughter Dee Dee Bellson for the CBS special "All-Star Salute to Pearl Bailey," March 14, 1979 | Photo: Getty Images Sadly, both heirs have passed away. Tony died in 2004, and his sister Dee-Dee died from a heart attack on July 4, 2009, only five months after their father passed away on Valentine's Day of the same year.
Dee Dee Bellson, 49, the daughter of Broadway entertainer and singer Pearl Bailey and jazz drummer Louie Bellson who went on to craft her own singing career, died July 4 at her home in Charlottesville, Va., after a heart attack. Bailey and Louis Bellson married in London in 1952 and later adopted two children, Dee Dee and Tony.
On November 19, 1952, Bellson married American actress and singer Pearl Bailey, in London. Bellson and Bailey adopted a son, Tony, in the mid-1950s, and a daughter, Dee Dee (born April 20, 1960). After Bailey's death in 1990, Bellson married Francine Wright in September 1992.
Jul 20, 2009 · Dee Dee Bellson, 49, the daughter of Broadway entertainer and singer Pearl Bailey and jazz drummer Louie Bellson who went on to craft her own singing career, died July 4 at her home in...
On November 19, 1952, Bailey married jazz drummer Louie Bellson in London. They remained married until her death nearly 38 years later in 1990. Bellson was six years Bailey's junior and white. Interracial couples were rare at that time, and Bellson's father was reportedly opposed to the marriage because of Bailey's race.
Adoptive son of singer and actress Pearl Bailey.
Jul 4, 2020 · July 4, 2020 ·. RIP Dee Dee Bellson, the daughter of Broadway entertainer and singer Pearl Bailey and jazz drummer Louie Bellson, who died on 4 July 2009 at her home in Charlottesville, Virginia, after a heart attack. Dee Dee, who was born in 1960, often travelled with her mother on tour.
