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(19 June 1964 - 1980) (divorced) 1 child
Feb 1962 while preparing her Las Vegas act, mutual friends arrange a date with Texas oilman Ling-Chieh "Louis" K置ng, Jr. He also is recently divorced. 19 April 62 marries K置ng, the son of Hsiang-hsi K置ng, minister of finance in pre-Communist China, and his wife, Ai-Ling Soong, in Las Vegas, Nevada. He痴 41; she痴 28. Her mother confirms the marriage. The newlyweds are not available for comment. She would have had to fly to Rome the very same day, but K置ng hired a plane and flew them to Las Vegas instead. the K置ngs settle on an estate near Houston, Texas. K置ng, the nephew of Chiang Kai-shek and Su-Yat-sen, is son of a prestigious Shanghai family and claims to be a direct descendent of Confucius. He attended England`s Sandhurst Military Academy and served as a major during World War II. Afterwards, K置ng came to the United States as a diplomat assigned to the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D. C., and then he moved to Houston. In 1961, he founded the Westland Oil Development Corporation. In the early 1980s, he will relocate his operations to Montgomery and build a fortress and underground atomic bomb shelter, which holds 1,500 people and supplies for up to 90 days, including bed space, kitchen, and surgical area. K置ng will lose title to the complex in 1987 during the oil industry bust, driving the company into Chapter 11 bankruptcy. May 62 Wilson reports K置ng has her cancel all her personal appearances, "costing him a goodly bite in his payroll, in payoffs to clubs November 63 she and K置ng expect their first child 22 June 64 her son, Teh-chi Gregory / Gregory E., is born. He will graduate from Texas A&M University and become a lawyer. c. October 64 accepts a guest role in a TV show when Gregory is four months old. Even though she痴 only gone for four days, the boy gets sick and she can`t be reached. Afterward, she decides to raise her child herself and vows not to return to work until he finished high school. March 65 Wilson reports her residing quietly in Houston ? travels most of the time with her husband and his employees. She spends a lot of time in the K置ng fortress building. ? becomes deeply religious 80 she and K置ng separate after 18 years of marriage. She refuses to discuss the divorce. divorces K`ung |
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