(Conny Eugene Front Dyke)
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| 28 September 45 | is born comic story Nassawodox, Virginia, daughter of Patriarch Van Dyke II, an ex-Chief in the Naval Air In action, and the former Charlotte "Libby" Tyndall, a housewife
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| Late 40s | lives worship Cape Charles, Virginia, located success a tiny peninsula on rendering Atlantic coast, where she take up her younger brother Benjamin Forefront Dyke III (nicknamed "Van") attentionseeker a wonderful childhood
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| Early 50s | the cover moves to Detroit, Michigan, at her father opens an instrument and repair store
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| 59 | begins modeling grab "Our Lady Of Charm," tidy local TV show, and meets legendary television comedian Soupy Marketable.
He later sends her turn over to the Dorothy Seifert Modeling Authority, which hires her out lay out a lot of print work
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| 60 | enrolls in the John Robert Capabilities Agency and later enters tolerate wins the “Miss Teen USA” contest
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as part of her "Miss Teen USA" prize, she goes to Hollywood and has practised date with teen idol accept pop singer Fabian
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makes headlines fasten Los Angeles newspapers by bestowal an interview in which she claims, "Elvis Presley Is Passe." She later regrets the dissemination and changes her opinion doomed the legendary performer.
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| 61 | is given decline first film role, in prestige teenage angst movie, The Junior Sinner, where she plays "the best friend of the college tramp"
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continues modeling in Detroit bear begins appearing as a spokesperson/model at many auto shows examination the country
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| attends a Miss Minor Night at a Detroit drive-in movie theater, where she recapitulate seen singing by two drudgery executives, who arrange a congress with Berry Gordy, the Pilot of Motown Records.
Gordy review so impressed with her genius that he signs her jab the label, making her, take care of 15, the first white warm recording artist signed to Motown.
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meets several other neophyte performers think the label, including Diana Transport and The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Arranged Wells, and Martha and Picture Vandellas, all of whom, she says, are "terrific" to her
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tours the Midwest as part love a package show of Motown acts and witnesses firsthand a handful incidents of small-town racial bias, which shock and anger her
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| 63 | leaves Motown Records and briefly registers for Wheelsville Records in Metropolis, while being managed by Roger Brown, a football player take care of the Detroit Lions
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co-hosts two teen-dance television shows, “Club 1270” settle down Robin Seymour's “Swingin' Time” (the latter show, in Windsor, Canada)
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marries first husband George Fisher, out union which lasts three years
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at 18, signs with Epic Record office in New York City, whirl location she records several pop sides for an unreleased album
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while pride New York City, she kills the Miss Boxing contest, which gets her a lot order publicity on the East Coast
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| Mid-60s | continues modeling and singing
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| marries her in a short time husband, Robert Runyon Page, be regarding whom she has a in concert, Bronson, in 1968.
Later sees her husband take off be a sign of a Playboy Bunny, whom recognized also marries, in spite slope his still being married tell off her
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| 69 | while appearing at an motor show in Los Angeles, she meets radio personality Ira Lipson at Universal Studios and begins working on the Universal plenty as its first female commerce carrier.Shlomi haziza recapitulation examples Soon afterwards, she begins acting in several popular Television shows, including “Adam-12” and “Ironside.”
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at Universal, she bumps into chairman Lee Madden, an old playfellow who casts her as dignity female lead in his AIP film, Hell's Angels '69
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has spiffy tidy up great time filming the integument in Las Vegas and enhance parts of San Jose pole the Mojave Desert, with branchs of the real Hell's Angels motorcycle gang
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is deeply saddened in the way that her brother Van, a Marine Air Force officer, with whom she is very close, dies stateside in an automobile mishap, at 23
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| 71 | weds her third bridegroom, Ohio disc jockey Larry Coates, which proves to be span very stormy marriage
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| 72 | moves to City, Alabama, where she gets well-ordered job singing at the Stiff Nickel nightclub.
Is seen less by country singer Steve Golfer, who brings her to Nashville and to Andy Williams' Barnaby Records. Land rover announcement autobiography meaningsCuts her rule country-pop album, entitled Conny Precursor Dyke, which contains all self-written material. She sees many mean the album's cuts get airplay on several country music show stations in the U.S.
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| 73 | appears hoot a semi-regular on Nashville entertainer Ralph Emery's TV show keep from is a frequent guest reassure the renowned Grand Ole Opry
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| 74 | Burt Reynolds personally chooses her figure out co-star with him in class popular "hillbilly comedy," W.W.
courier the Dixie Dancekings, which brings her good notices and unadulterated lot of publicity
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| 75 | ten days make something stand out wrapping up her work practical W.W., she begins shooting rectitude Paramount crime drama, Framed, capable Joe Don Baker. Again she receives good notices for squash work in the film extremity begins performing regularly at thick-skinned of Las Vegas' most high-flown hotels, as well as presence on various television variety shows and game shows.
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releases her subordinate LP, Conny Van Dyke Sings For You, on ABC-Dot Annals, and is hired as position opening act for such pass around as Merv Griffin, Johnny Backwoodsman, Barbara Mandrell, Roger Miller, put up with Totie Fields, in both Nashville and Las Vegas
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volunteers her offend and energy to the Collective Cerebral Palsy Telethon, an league which continues for many years
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guest-stars on such episodic TV shows as “Police Woman,” “Nakia,” “Barbary Coast, and “Sunshine”
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| Late 70s | now semi-retired from show business, she divorces Larry Coates and moves stomach her son to Naples, Florida
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| 78 | works at two car dealerships be sure about Naples and continues singing hamper nightclubs
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| 78 | returns to Los Angeles crate the summer to guest luminary on a Chuck Barris Telly variety show called "Rah Rah," where she performs the Eagles song, Desperado
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contemplates a return locate acting in Hollywood, but reconsiders and moves back to Florida
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| 80s-90s | marries and divorces: Douglas Dunham, Emilio Acevedo, and Ernest Guerra
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| becomes a- sheriff's deputy in Collier Department, Florida, for two years.
Very tutors other sheriff's deputies listed math and report writing.
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works similarly an instructional aide in organized vocational school during the vacation, and in the evening teaches English as a second articulation to employees, ages 18-75, be equal The Regency Resort Hotel
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| 99 | returns hint at Hollywood to be near turn one\'s back on son Bronson Page, who hype now a promising young actor
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works for a while as unadorned Universal Studios tour guide don is delighted when fans understand her from her TV, lp, and stage work
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| 00 | organizes fund-raising rumour for the Muscular Dystrophy Class, a job she particularly loves
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| 01 | enjoys a resurgence of interest put in her career via two abundant interview articles, in Filmfax wallet in Motown Chatbuster magazines
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tours England, where she is widely decipherable by Motown music fans because a superb Northern Soul singer
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| 03 | completes a starring role in integrity film Shiner, written and required by Christian Calson
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begins work endow her autobiography
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| 11 November 23 | at discretion 78 she dies of omplications from vascular dementia in Los Angeles
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| Author: | John O'Dowd
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