Updated: October 25, 2022 Biography ID: 192804247 Age 51. .no more tears. Friends may sign the register book at www.hillandwood.com. dee dee, you were a shining star in the jazz choir, a powerhouse of talent and musical joy. They were my influences. The U.S. claimed that the U-2 was a "weather plane" but Powers was convicted in the Soviet Union of espionage. RIP Afterwards, Mrs. B. traveled to Washington, D.C. to visit her own father who is recuperating well following his recent critical surgery. Bellson and Bailey tied the knot on November 19, 1952, in the historic Caxton Hall, a registry office where many celebrities and people from high society celebrated civil marriages. Tony Bellson, 85, lost his courageous battle with cancer on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Barrington, Ill. ", Pearl Bailey and her daughter Dee Dee Bellson for the CBS special "All-Star Salute to Pearl Bailey," March 14, 1979 | Photo: Getty Images. | Home", "Louie Bellson | Biography & History | AllMusic", "Connections in Swing: Volume One: The Bandleaders", "The Jazz Joy and Roy Daily Podcast and Syndication Network", "Jazz news: Dee Dee Bellson Singer, Daughter of Bailey, Bellson", "Louie Bellson's widow shares memories of her husband", Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year, Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band. In her later years, Bailey wrote several books: The Raw Pearl (1968), Talking to Myself (1971), Pearl's Kitchen (1973) and Hurry Up America and Spit (1976). It is not clear how they met, but Bailey and Bellson's love was strong enough that he flew to London in November 1952 to marry her, going against his father's wishes. I just saw Dee Dee and John a few months ago and as usual, she was beautiful & sweet and we all had a great visit! Oops, we were unable to send the email. They adopted a boy, Tony, in the mid-1950s. Pearl Bailey performing "Before the Parade Passes By" on "The Ed Sullivan Show," June, 1968 | Photo: Wikimedia Commons Images, Public Domain. Pearl Mae Bailey (March 29, 1918 - August 17, 1990) was an American actress and singer.