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Allene Gates (1948-1962) – Gates was a golfer and a non-swimmer half Johnny’s age. According to Tarzan, My Father, she was Johnny’s best wife and became the mother that Johnny Jr. always wanted. They married at the Donner Trail Ranch near Reno immediately following Johnny’s divorce from wife No. 3 (above).
Johnny met and married Allene Gates (married 1948-divorced 1962) after his divorce from Beryl was finalized. Johnny Jr. lived with the couple for a time. He enjoyed close family time with the couple in a way he never experienced when his mother and dad were married.
Jan 22, 1984 · That marriage ended in divorce, as did his fourth to golfer Allene Gates. Mr. Weissmuller and his fifth wife, Maria, first lived in Las Vegas, where he was a host at Caesars Palace Hotel in the...
Weissmuller was married five times: band and club singer Bobbe Arnst (married 1931, divorced 1933); actress Lupe Vélez (married 1933, divorced 1939); Beryl Scott (married 1939, divorced 1948); Allene Gates (married 1948, divorced 1962); and Maria Gertrude Baumann (born 1921, died 2004; married from 1963 until his death in 1984).
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- 190 lb (86 kg)
- 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Allene Gates (January 29, 1948 - 1963) (divorced) Beryl Scott (August 20, 1939 - January 29, 1948) (divorced, 3 children) Lupe Velez (October 8, 1933 - August 16, 1939) (divorced)
- June 2, 1904
- January 20, 1984
Jan 21, 1984 · That marriage ended in divorce as did his fourth to golfer Allene Gates in 1962. In recent years Weissmuller and his fifth wife, Maria, lived in Las Vegas, Nev., where he was a host at Caesars...
4th February 1948, Johnny Weissmuller marries his 4th bride 22 year old Allene Gates in Reno, USA, Johnny Weissmuller, won 5 Olympic swimming gold medals in the 1920's and went on to be the movie... Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images.
