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Guy Madison and Sheila Connolly

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Matthew Barrera

Published Mar 23, 2026

Sheila Connolly and Guy Madison were married for 9 years. They dated for 6 months after getting together in Apr 1954 and married on 25th Oct 1954. 9 years later they divorced on 3rd Apr 1964.

They had 3 children, Bridget Catherine (68), Erin Patricia (67) and Dolly Ann (66).

Sheila Connolly is a 93 year old American Actress. Born Sheila Catherine Connolly on 14th March, 1930 in Brooklyn, New York, USA, she is famous for Highway Patrol (1955). Her zodiac sign is Pisces.

American Actor Guy Madison was born Robert Ozell Moseley on 19th January, 1922 in Bakersfield, California, USA and passed away on 6th Feb 1996 Palm Springs, California, USA aged 74. He is most remembered for Since You Went Away. His zodiac sign is Capricorn.

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(25 October 1954 - 3 April 1964) (divorced) 3 children
April 54
meets actor Robert Ozell Moseley at a private party after a boat show. Moseley is popular under the name Guy Madison on TV`s "Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok" and is married to actress Gail Russell.
May 54
is seen at the Captain`s Table with Air Force General John Montgomery
dates young actor Guy Madison at the Mocambo
July 54
columnist Jimmy Fidler writes that Guy Madison "was dating Sheila Connolly, and then it was discovered that this newest of the western stars seemed to be taken seriously with Barbara Warner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Warner"
August 54
columnist Dorothy Kilgallen notes her dating Guy Madison
24 October 54
Madison`s spokesman, Stan Mungove, announces in Hollywood that Madison plans to obtain a divorce in Juarez, Mexico, on October 26 from actress Gail Russell and minutes later marry Sheila. Mungove says Gail Russell last week signed a waiver allowing the actor to seek the divorce in Mexico. Madison obtained an interlocutory divorce decree in Los Angeles October 6, but it won`t become final for a year.
she and Madison plan to go to Miami, Florida, immediately after the marriage and return to Hollywood on October 30
25 October 54
secretly marries Madison in Juarez, Mexico, after he obtained a Mexican divorce from Gail Russell. He`s 32; she`s 24. The judge at the Juarez civil registry claims there are discrepancies in the marriage application of Madison, who gives his marital status as single, when actually he is divorced from actress Gail Russell.
November 54
Madison takes her to Bakersfield, California, to introduce her to his parents. She will go with him when he reports to Reno, Nevada, for the 10-day location of Five Against the House.
December 54
she and Madison immediately leave Helen Cunsworth’s party honoring them for Colorado for ten days delayed honeymoon. They also collect their wedding presents at Helen’s because they left for Florida immediately after their marriage. Louella Parsons writes: “Sheila’s two sisters, Jean Connolly, who looks like Sheila, and Mrs. Maureen Lynch whose husband is in Korea and Guy’s brother, Wayne Mosley (who brought Lori Nelson) represented the families of the bride and groom.”
January 55
her Mexican marriage to Guy Madison is questioned because of Gail Russell’s California divorce
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accompanies her husband to Cuernavaca, Mexico, where he films The Beast of Hollow Mountain
March 55
is ill from a shake-up received while traveling by air from Mexico City to Hollywood
26 April 55
her first daughter, Bridget Catherine, is born in Los Angeles
October 55
columnist Louella Parsons reports on her creating a minor sensation when she arrives at Holloman Airport in New Mexico with a poodle under her arm. “She had her own black hair cut exactly like the pooch’s. She wore a red ribbon - so did her dog."
November 55
she and her husband help launch the holiday season with their housewarming up in the Hollywood Hills
December 55
the Madisons attend The Thalians’ dinner dance at Ciro’s
Summer 56
Silver Screen reports that the Madisons are anxious for a son, whom they expect in July
21 July 56
her daughter Erin Patricia is born in Santa Monica
December 56
she and husband Guy are so happy with their second girl
is reported riding around town in a white Thunderbird, a gift from her husband
January 57
is commissioned by Emanuel Fineman, Hollywood Casuals, to design a line of spectator sportswear
10 September 57
her daughter Dolly Ann is born in Los Angeles
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is considered for the female lead in the upcoming “Tarzan and Jane,” but her husband’s against it
February 58
in Los Angeles court she and her husband file to have their name legally changed from Moseley to Madison
21 September 58
after a spat with her, Madison moves out of their Hollywood home. Madison says he hopes to patch things up.
November 58
attends the baby shower for Jayne Mansfield. Other guests are fellow actresses Terry Moore and Noreen Nash.
December 58
she and Madison may reconcile by Christmas. "Their Christmas presents are carded ‘From the Guy Madisons’ - in Sheila’s handwriting...”
January 59
the hot reason that Madison wants to reconcile with her is that he gave her a diamond bracelet for Christmas. It didn’t turn the trick - at least not yet. “I’m just not talking,” she laughingly evades. Originally she planned to make the New Year’s Eve rounds with Debbie Reynolds. Debbie decided to stay home, so Sheila accepted an invitation from the Geary Steffens.
Mid-January 59
columnist Harrison Carroll tells: “Sheila Connelly and estranged husband Guy Madison didn’t have a car between them, all the result of a series of incidents. Sheila was waiting for a stoplight to change on Ventura Boulevard when another driver suddenly crashed into the rear of her car. Before the chain reaction stopped, four automobiles had been damaged. Sheila’s new Thunderbird was a mess. Her legs got black and blue. She called Guy and he offered to lend her his car. But when he went to get it, he found it had been stolen.”
1 November 59
she and Madison separate
c. 60
returning to the States from Rome, she has a stop-over in London, where she meets her former husband, Harry Lee Danziger
26 January 61
files for divorce from Madison in Los Angeles Superior Court charging cruelty. She asks for a share of the community property, "reasonable support" for herself and the custody of their three daughters, Bridget Catherine, 5; Erin Patricia, 4; and Dolly Ann, 3. She says the community property includes a home at 16818 Knollwood Drive, Granada Hills; unimproved land in Santa Barbara; membership in the Lakeside Golf Club; and a 1958 sports car. A pre-divorce hearing is scheduled in domestic relations court at 9 a.m. February 9. He`s 38; she`s 30.
January 61
dates Allen Reisner while waiting for Guy Madison to okay the property settlement
February 61
after her failed marriage, she returns to the screen with a small part in 20th Century-Fox’s Pirates of Tortuga. “I’m more mature now and able to play more roles,” she says. “Six years ago I was playing teenage types. And frankly - I’m glad that’s all behind me.”
March 61
is seen with Leo Durocher
is reported celebrating her property settlement with Gordon Scott
September 62
plans to move from Hollywood to Rome as soon as she gets her divorce from Madison
April 63
is quoted complaining about Madison`s love of archery: "It seems the call of the wild was stronger than the call of the home"
September 63
is fed up with Rome and returns to Hollywood. She and estranged husband Guy Madison still live separately.
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files for divorce from Madison
3 April 64
gets her divorce from Madison in Los Angeles by testifying that he would sometimes leave when they had company. “He would go outside and shoot his bow and arrows. That seemed to be his only love.” She adds that Madison would neglect his family and would not speak to her for days. Madison, who now lives in Italy, agrees to pay $600 monthly support for their three children.
June 65
columnist Mike Connolly reports that Barbara Rush “bought a gaggle of Sheila Connolly Madison’s paintings off the walls of Greg Juarez’s art gallery...”