Not much is known about his early life but what is known is that he played football for the University of Colorado in the 1920s. His second wife was Peggy Ann Kent, daughter of 20th Century FoxPresident Sidney R. Kent.
In 1929, he started working at radio station KFI in Los Angeles, California.
Don Lee Wilson was born in Tacoma, Washington on February 10, 1933. Donald D. Wilson, age 89, died peacefully on April 19, 2020. On January 5, 1975, Wilson died at the house he shared with his wife, daughter, and son in Houston's Fondren Southwest community. This marriage ended in divorce in 1949.
Wilson's wife, Bernice, found him in the passenger seat of his Ford Thunderbird, parked inside the garage, with the engine running. [3] [8] A private service followed by cremation took place on the mainland of Britain, and her ashes were buried with her husband at Old Town Churchyard, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly . The longest-lived spouse of a British prime minister, she was the first to live beyond the age of 100 years .
Announcer for NBC and CBS Radio's "The Jack Benny Show" (1934-1958). For his size he was an excellent sportsman, and was an excellent amateur golfer, teaming up with fellow NBC announcer Bud Stevens to win many matches in Southern California.
Donald Glen Wilson (born September 10, 1954), nicknamed "The Dragon", is an American martial artist and actor. Donald Wilson (born 1949, Alta Vista, Kansas) is the founder and was the senior pastor of Christ's Church of the Valley in Peoria, Arizona, one of the largest churches in the United States, with an average attendance of nearly 28,000 a week across 9 locations. He was survived by his wife of over 30 years, radio actress Lois Corbett. Donald was born Dec. 21, 1930. His second wife was Peggy Ann Kent, daughter of Wilson and his wife lived in Palm Springs after his retirement.Don Wilson is honored by Jack Benny on the occasion of his 27th anniversary in broadcasting, in January 1961"Western Union, Don Wilson, Candy Gram, Mother's Day," YouTube, Wife Divorces Don Wilson; Charges Extreme Cruelty. Don: "Thanks to everyone who came and for my wife Kathleen for being sooooo sneaky. Together th… He is an entrant into the European Martial Arts Hall of Fame.
The same month the divorce was final, Wilson married Polish countess Marusia Radunska. Though best known for his comedy work with Benny, Wilson had a background as a On radio in particular, Wilson's girth could be exploited, both in jokes by Benny and in audio gags, such as the amount of time it took a railroad porter to brush the soot off of Don following a train trip, or to measure charging him by the pound. He has disposed of more quality competition than anyone we've ever ranked". An 11-time Professional Kickboxing World Champion who scored 47 knockouts in four decades, he has been called by the STAR System Ratings as "Perhaps the greatest kickboxer in American history. Always the object of jokes relating to his weight on Don Wilson's number 40 was retired by the Houston Astros in 1975.
It was a surprise party!" Wilson finally found a lasting partnership with fourth wife, radio actress Lois Corbett (who occasionally appeared as "Mrs. Wilson" on Benny's later radio and TV shows). He married his wife Betty Jean Hosaflook in September 1953. Chicago Daily Tribune, December 4, 1942.Don Wilson's Wife Says Television Broke Up Marriage. - IMDb Mini Biography By: John A. Eckert Spouse (4) Don Wilson Sometime In The 1990s... Don's 40th Birthday Party with his son Jon. The family heritage is mixed -- his mother, Josie, was first generation Swedish, while his father was of Welsh and Irish extraction.