DiMaggio, Joseph
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| Birthname | Joseph Paul DiMaggio III | ||||
| born on | 23 October 1941 at 11:11 (= 11:11 AM ) | ||||
| Place | New York NY, USA, 40n42, 74w00 | ||||
| Timezone | EST h5w (is standard time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   29°52'   13°13 Asc. 28°40'
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Biography
American noted family member, his parents are renowned baseball player Joe DiMaggio and his first wife, actress Dorothy Arnold. He was the couple's only child. His parents was troubled and they divorced in 1944. His mother would remarry twice.
As a youth, he preferred playing football. He lived mainly with is mother, seldom seeing his dad. He quit college after just a few months and joined the Marine Corps. After his father divorced Marilyn Monroe, young Joseph remained close to her and may have been the last to talk with her before her death. He married and divorced within a year. Through his life, he experienced periods of drug and alcohol abuse and bouts of homelessness.
He died on August 6, 1999 in Antioch, CA just a few months after his famous dad.
Relationships
- parent relationship with DiMaggio, Joe (born 25 November 1914)
- other kin relationship with Monroe, Marilyn (born 1 June 1926)
Events
- Family : Parents divorced 1944
- Death of Significant person 5 August 1962 (Marilyn Monroe)
- Death of Mother 13 November 1997
- Death of Father 8 March 1999
- Death, Cause unspecified 6 August 1999
Source Notes
A source who wishes to remain anonymous quotes the biography, Joe DiMaggio: An American Icon, New York: Sports Publishing, Inc., 1999. Page 79 recounts press statement: 'Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankee outfielder, announced yesterday [October 23, 1941] that his wife gave birth to a boy weighing 7 pounds 11 ounces at Doctors Hospital [New York, NY]. The baby, he said, was born at 11:11 am.'
Categories
- Family : Childhood : Family noted
- Family : Childhood : Parents divorced
- Family : Relationship : Marriage less than 3 Yrs
- Vocation : Military : Military service
