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Bailey went through a number of failed marriages in her earlier adult years. She married John Randolph Pinkett, either her third or fourth husband, when she was 30 years old, and divorced him four years later, accusing him of physical abuse. On November 19, 1952, Bailey married jazz drummer Louie Bellson in London. They remained married until ...
Mar 19, 2023 · John Pinkett Jr. is a part of US Black heritage. John was born April 3, 1914 in Missouri, USA. He is the son of John Pinkett and Flaxie Holcombe . He married Charlotte Leonora Ridgeley on August 10, 1935 in Washington, District of Columbia. He was 21 years old and she was 18.
- April 30, 1914
- June 13, 1966
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964. Date. 1950-03-12. Decade. 1950-1959. Description. Portrait of Pearl Bailey with her husband, John Randolph Pinkett. Written on verso: Pearl Bailey and her husband; Photograph by Carl Van Vechten; 146 Central Park West; Cannot be reproduced without permission; March 12, 1950. Subject.
Apr 11, 2022 · Keeping her fingers crossed that the third time would be the charm, Bailey married John Randolph Pinkett in 1948. She was just 30 when she married him and she must have hoped this time was the real deal— but she quickly discovered that he had a disturbing dark side.
Aug 5, 2022 · John Randolph Pinkett was born on 27 Sep 1888 in Lincolnia, Fairfax County, Virginia & his parents were John Pollard Pinkett and Cecilia Beckley . He attended M Street High School in Washington, D.C. Upon graduation he attended the Carnegie Institute and Amherst College. He married Flaxie Holcombe. He served as a professor at Dunbar High School.
- Male
- September 27, 1888
- Flaxie Madison (Holcombe) Pinkett
- November 19, 1958
Pearl was married briefly to John Randolph Pinkett (1948 -1952). During her divorce proceedings, Pearl accused John of physical abuse and of interfering with her career. In 1952, Pearl married Louis Bellson, Jr., a white jazz drummer who was eight years her junior. The couple married during a time when interracial marriages in the U.S. were taboo.
CPT John Randolph Pinkett Jr. V Veteran Birth 3 Apr 1914. Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA Death 13 Jun 1966 (aged 52)
