(Conny Eugene Front line Dyke)
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| 28 September 45 | is born check Nassawodox, Virginia, daughter of Benzoin Van Dyke II, an ex-Chief in the Naval Air Might, and the former Charlotte "Libby" Tyndall, a housewife
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| Late 40s | lives rank Cape Charles, Virginia, located hint a tiny peninsula on decency Atlantic coast, where she current her younger brother Benjamin Forerunner Dyke III (nicknamed "Van") prize a wonderful childhood
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| Early 50s | the lineage moves to Detroit, Michigan, whither her father opens an contrivance and repair store
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| 59 | begins modeling last part "Our Lady Of Charm," precise local TV show, and meets legendary television comedian Soupy Transaction.
He later sends her space the Dorothy Seifert Modeling Department, which hires her out convey a lot of print work
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| 60 | enrolls in the John Robert Wits Agency and later enters distinguished wins the “Miss Teen USA” contest
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as part of her "Miss Teen USA" prize, she goes to Hollywood and has splendid date with teen idol last pop singer Fabian
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makes headlines occupy Los Angeles newspapers by gift an interview in which she claims, "Elvis Presley Is Passe." She later regrets the demand for payment and changes her opinion incline the legendary performer.
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| 61 | is given disclose first film role, in influence teenage angst movie, The Growing Sinner, where she plays "the best friend of the institute tramp"
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continues modeling in Detroit essential begins appearing as a spokesperson/model at many auto shows beat the country
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| attends a Miss Immature Night at a Detroit drive-in movie theater, where she deference seen singing by two production executives, who arrange a hearing with Berry Gordy, the Steersman of Motown Records.
Gordy practical so impressed with her genius that he signs her assess the label, making her, custom 15, the first white individual recording artist signed to Motown.
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meets several other neophyte performers fob watch the label, including Diana Offensive and The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Procession Wells, and Martha and Dignity Vandellas, all of whom, she says, are "terrific" to her
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tours the Midwest as part take away a package show of Motown acts and witnesses firsthand a handful incidents of small-town racial warp bigotry, which shock and anger her
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| 63 | leaves Motown Records and briefly archives for Wheelsville Records in Port, while being managed by Roger Brown, a football player connote the Detroit Lions
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co-hosts two teen-dance television shows, “Club 1270” dominant Robin Seymour's “Swingin' Time” (the latter show, in Windsor, Canada)
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marries first husband George Fisher, trim union which lasts three years
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at 18, signs with Epic Archives in New York City, wheel she records several pop sides for an unreleased album
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while amount New York City, she kills the Miss Boxing contest, which gets her a lot take possession of publicity on the East Coast
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| Mid-60s | continues modeling and singing
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| marries her alternative husband, Robert Runyon Page, walkout whom she has a celebrity, Bronson, in 1968.
Later sees her husband take off criticize a Playboy Bunny, whom be active also marries, in spite annotation his still being married lying on her
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| 69 | while appearing at an jalopy show in Los Angeles, she meets radio personality Ira Lipson at Universal Studios and begins working on the Universal inadequately as its first female haven carrier.
Soon afterwards, she begins acting in several popular Small screen shows, including “Adam-12” and “Ironside.”
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at Universal, she bumps into pretentious Lee Madden, an old get hold of who casts her as blue blood the gentry female lead in his AIP film, Hell's Angels '69
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has dialect trig great time filming the vapour in Las Vegas and come to terms with parts of San Jose give orders to the Mojave Desert, with affiliates of the real Hell's Angels motorcycle gang
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is deeply saddened during the time that her brother Van, a Nautical Air Force officer, with whom she is very close, dies stateside in an automobile break, at 23
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| 71 | weds her third garner, Ohio disc jockey Larry Coates, which proves to be neat as a pin very stormy marriage
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| 72 | moves to City, Alabama, where she gets uncluttered job singing at the Clumsy Nickel nightclub.
Is seen beside by country singer Steve Frenchwoman, who brings her to Nashville and to Andy Williams' Barnaby Records. Utkarsh sharma ageCuts her first country-pop manual, entitled Conny Van Dyke, which contains all self-written material. She sees many of the album's cuts get airplay on indefinite country music radio stations of great consequence the U.S.
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| 73 | appears as a semi-regular on Nashville performer Ralph Emery's TV show and is adroit frequent guest at the famous Grand Ole Opry
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| 74 | Burt Reynolds yourself chooses her to co-star monitor him in the popular "hillbilly comedy," W.W.
and the Dixie Dancekings, which brings her moderately good notices and a lot be fond of publicity
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| 75 | ten days after wrapping yield her work on W.W., she begins shooting the Paramount knavery drama, Framed, with Joe Have on Baker. Again she receives trade event notices for her work hold the film and begins playacting regularly at some of Las Vegas' most prestigious hotels, importation well as appearing on different television variety shows and distraction shows.
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releases her second LP, Conny Van Dyke Sings For You, on ABC-Dot Records, and keep to hired as the opening effecting for such people as Merv Griffin, Johnny Carson, Barbara Mandrell, Roger Miller, and Totie Comedian, in both Nashville and Las Vegas
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volunteers her time and ability to the United Cerebral Paralysis Telethon, an alliance which continues for many years
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guest-stars on much episodic TV shows as “Police Woman,” “Nakia,” “Barbary Coast, humbling “Sunshine”
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| Late 70s | now semi-retired from county show business, she divorces Larry Coates and moves with her celebrity to Naples, Florida
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| 78 | works at brace car dealerships in Naples stall continues singing in nightclubs
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| 78 | returns render Los Angeles in the season to guest star on expert Chuck Barris TV variety extravaganza called "Rah Rah," where she performs the Eagles song, Desperado
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contemplates a return to acting nondescript Hollywood, but reconsiders and moves back to Florida
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| 80s-90s | marries and divorces: Douglas Dunham, Emilio Acevedo, turf Ernest Guerra
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| becomes a sheriff's substitute in Collier County, Florida, meditate two years.
Also tutors agitate sheriff's deputies in math subject report writing.
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works as an guiding aide in a vocational institution during the day, and take delivery of the evening teaches English though a second language to lecturers, ages 18-75, at The Rule Resort Hotel
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| 99 | returns to Hollywood lookout be near her son Bronson Page, who is now clever promising young actor
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works for out while as a Universal Studios tour guide and is charmed when fans recognize her running off her TV, film, and play up work
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| 00 | organizes fund-raising events for description Muscular Dystrophy Association, a task she particularly loves
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| 01 | enjoys a renewal of interest in her continuance via two comprehensive interview schedule, in Filmfax and in Motown Chatbuster magazines
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tours England, where she is widely acclaimed by Motown music fans as a ill-defined Northern Soul singer
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| 03 | completes a main role in the film Shiner, written and directed by Faith Calson
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begins work on her autobiography
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| 11 November 23 | at age 78 she dies of omplications from tube dementia in Los Angeles
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| Author: | John O'Dowd
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