Elton John

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==Elton John==
 
==Elton John==
Elton John was born [[Mar 25]], 1947 in Pinner, Middlesex, England; near London, to Stanley Dwight and his wife Sheila Eileen Harris.  Stanley was a Royal Air Force officer.  They divorced in 1961, Stanley remarried four months later and had four more children including Geoffrey Dwight
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Elton John was born 25 Mar 1947 in Pinner, Middlesex, England; near London, to Stanley Dwight and his wife Sheila Eileen Harris.  Stanley was a Royal Air Force officer.  They divorced in 1961, Stanley remarried four months later and had four more children including Geoffrey Dwight.
  
Meanwhile Sheila also remarried to Fred Farebrother.  When Elton John wed his Canadian-born boyfriend David Furnish on [[Dec 21]], 2005, (son of Mr Furnish and his wife Gladys) in what was billed as the "first celebrity gay union in the U.K." both Sheila and Fred were invited.
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Meanwhile Sheila also remarried to Fred Farebrother.  When Elton John wed his Canadian-born boyfriend David Furnish on 12 Dec 2005, (son of Mr Furnish and his wife Gladys) in what was billed as the "first celebrity gay union in the U.K." both Sheila and Fred were invited.
  
 
===Secondary sources===
 
===Secondary sources===
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elton_John "Elton John"] on Wikipedia
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elton_John "Elton John"] on Wikipedia
*[http://www.breakingnews.ie/archives/?c=ENTERTAINMENT&jp=cwmhqlkfcwmh&d=2005-12-29 Elton's 'marriage certificate' revealed] Dec 29,2005 on Breaking News naming David's mother as "Gladys"
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*[http://www.breakingnews.ie/archives/?c=ENTERTAINMENT&jp=cwmhqlkfcwmh&d=2005-12-29 Elton's 'marriage certificate' revealed] 29 Dec 2005 on Breaking News naming David's mother as "Gladys"
 
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=RBN6mKz83kgC&pg=PA127&lpg=PA127&dq=%22sheila+farebrother%22&source=web&ots=5QJc2ypb2K&sig=ygxeVWGLGeO6rkCJyWu1tyw1yz0#PPA140,M1 "His Song: The Musical Journey of Elton John], by Elizabeth J Rosenthal, Billboard Books, New York (2001) 538 pages. Page 140 stating this his parents had divorced in 1961.
 
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=RBN6mKz83kgC&pg=PA127&lpg=PA127&dq=%22sheila+farebrother%22&source=web&ots=5QJc2ypb2K&sig=ygxeVWGLGeO6rkCJyWu1tyw1yz0#PPA140,M1 "His Song: The Musical Journey of Elton John], by Elizabeth J Rosenthal, Billboard Books, New York (2001) 538 pages. Page 140 stating this his parents had divorced in 1961.
 
*[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_19970622/ai_n14463281 "Body found at Elton John's brother's home Sunday morning"]
 
*[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_19970622/ai_n14463281 "Body found at Elton John's brother's home Sunday morning"]
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==Stanley Dwight==
 
==Stanley Dwight==
Stanley Dwight was born [[Jan 24]], 1925.
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Stanley Dwight was born 24 Jan 1925.
  
 
He married Sheila Harris sometime before 1947, as their only child was born in that year.  They divorced 14 or 15 years later, sources differ on this point.  Both remarried. Stanley and his new wife having four more children.  Stanley was a Squadron Leader in the (British) Royal Air Force.
 
He married Sheila Harris sometime before 1947, as their only child was born in that year.  They divorced 14 or 15 years later, sources differ on this point.  Both remarried. Stanley and his new wife having four more children.  Stanley was a Squadron Leader in the (British) Royal Air Force.
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*[http://www.eltonjohn.dk/ukbiografi.html "Biografi"] at Elton John dot dk stating that Elton's grandmother was named Ivy Sewell and showing a picture of his childhood home.
 
*[http://www.eltonjohn.dk/ukbiografi.html "Biografi"] at Elton John dot dk stating that Elton's grandmother was named Ivy Sewell and showing a picture of his childhood home.
 
*[http://www.breakingnews.ie/archives/?c=ENTERTAINMENT&jp=cwmhqlkfcwmh&d=2005-12-29 Elton's 'marriage certificate' revealed] Dec 29,2005 on Breaking News naming Elton's mother a witness to his marriage to David Furnish in 2005.
 
*[http://www.breakingnews.ie/archives/?c=ENTERTAINMENT&jp=cwmhqlkfcwmh&d=2005-12-29 Elton's 'marriage certificate' revealed] Dec 29,2005 on Breaking News naming Elton's mother a witness to his marriage to David Furnish in 2005.
*[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-61313212.html "The day Elton's mother cried..."], ''The Mirror'', [[Jul 6]], 1996 stating that Sheila is [at that time] 65.
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*[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-61313212.html "The day Elton's mother cried..."], ''The Mirror'', 6 Jul 1996 stating that Sheila is [at that time] 65.
  
 
==Mr Dwight==
 
==Mr Dwight==
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===Primary documents===
 
===Primary documents===
*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Ivy&gsln=Sewell&sx=&f6=&f7=&f12=&f13=1995&f3=&f4=&rg_f5__date=&rs_f5__date=0&gskw=&prox=1&db=onsdeath93&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=1&recid=10194274&recoff=1+2+16 England & Wales, Death Index: 1984-2005] stating : "Ivy Sewell, born Dec 31, 1899, died Mar 1995, age 95, Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire County [, England]"
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Ivy&gsln=Sewell&sx=&f6=&f7=&f12=&f13=1995&f3=&f4=&rg_f5__date=&rs_f5__date=0&gskw=&prox=1&db=onsdeath93&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=1&recid=10194274&recoff=1+2+16 England & Wales, Death Index: 1984-2005] stating : "Ivy Sewell, born 31 Dec 1899, died Mar 1995, age 95, Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire County [, England]"
  
 
===Secondary sources===
 
===Secondary sources===
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[[Category:Famous Men]]
 
[[Category:Famous Men]]
 
[[Category:Movies and Television]]
 
[[Category:Movies and Television]]
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[[Category:GLBT]]

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