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Valentina Skelton
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Red Skelton's daughter

Born

1947/05/05

For years I have been trying to locate a copy of "Valentina" by David Rose Orchestra. Can anyone help me out? I have only found one reference to it and That stated that David Rose did the special arrangement for Red Skelton in his daughters honor. Red's daughter is named Valentina. Of course "Holiday For Strings" by David Rose was Red Skeltons' TV Theme.

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1947

1947/05/05 - Born: Valentina Marie (Named Glory Gay [1]) Dr. Irving Leroy Ress M.D.

School: St. Martin of Tours (private Catholic School, West Los Angeles) [2]. Emerson Junior High School, West Los Angeles


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1959

1959/12 - Hosted a TV showing of "The Wizard of Oz" with Red Skelton.


1963/07 - "Meet Valentina Skelton, California Teen-Ager" [3]

1965 - Graduates from Palm Spring High School.

1966 - College of the Desert (Palm Spring).

Art Coleman, college friend. [4]
1966-01-29 Val Rodeo TV

01/29/1966 Palm Springs Rodeo Queen

1966/01/29 - Queen of the Palm Spring Rodeo. [5]


1967/11 - "The Night Dad & I Found Each Other!" [6]

Valentina Carlos

1969

1969/07/14 - Married restaurant executive Carlos Jose Alonso, age 29, from Madrid, Spain. Alonso family from Seville Spain and Argentine. [7] 1970/08/23 - Born: Sabrina Alonso

1972/06 - Divorce. [8]


April 8, 2022, Valentina Passed away in Rancho Mirage after a terminal illness. Her daughter was at her side at the time of passing. Valentina loved animals, nature and creating art. In her life she created hundreds of paintings.

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Valentina at the opening of the Red Skelton Museum, Vincennes, IN 07/18/2013


  1. The Spokesman-Review - May 6, 1947
  2. "Valentina Alonso on Red Skelton", Raised by the Stars, Nick Thomas, 2011 McFarland & Company
  3. Ingenue, 07/1963
  4. 1966/07/21 Indpls News "Skelton Hides Fear Over Wife"
  5. Valley News, 01/25/1966
  6. by Karen Schell, Screen Stories, 11/1967
  7. by Liz Shelley, TV Radio Talk, 10/1969
  8. California Divorce Index, 1966-1984
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