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Created by: J. Wilson. Added: Mar 12, 2023. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 250515150. Source citation. First wife of comedian-actor Ernie Kovacs. They married in 1945 and had two daughters: Elizabeth (Bette) and Kippie. The marriage lasted until their divorce in 1952.
Dec 10, 2020 · In 1945, Ernie Kovacs met Bette Lee Wilcox at a USO show at Trenton's Hotel Hildebrecht. Smitten with the brunette dancer, Kovacs asked Wilcox to marry him after a brief courtship. Considering his meager finances and an admitted lack of maturity on Kovacs' part, the marriage was tumultuous at best.
- William J. Wright
May 10, 2018 · Bette (Wilcox) Kovacs. (abt. 1922) Bette Kovacs formerly Wilcox. Born about 1922 [location unknown] Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown] [sibling (s) unknown] Wife of Ernest Edward Kovacs — married 13 Aug 1945 (to 1952) in Ohio. Descendants.
- Female
- Ernest Edward Kovacs
Kovacs and his first wife, Bette Wilcox, were married on August 13, 1945. When the marriage ended, he fought for custody of their children, Elizabeth ("Bette") and Kip Raleigh ("Kippie"). The court awarded Kovacs full custody upon determining that his former wife was mentally unstable.
Ernie Kovacs and Bette Lee Wilcox were married for 6 years. They dated for 1 year after getting together in 1944 and married on 13th Aug 1945. 6 years later they divorced in 1952.
Ernie married Bette Lee Wilcox in 1945 and the couple had two children, Bette (b.1947) and Kip Raleigh (1949-2001). Ernie and Bette divorced in 1952 and after a protracted fight, Ernie won custody of his daughters. In 1955, Ernie married actress and comedienne Edie Adams who was his partner in television productions.
Kovacs was married to Bette Wilcox in 1945. They had two daughters, Bette Lee (Elisabeth) Andrea, born in 1947, and Kip "Kippy" Raleigh, born in 1949. The couple divorced in 1954 after an extended separation, with Kovacs retaining custody of his children.
