Richard Dawson

==Personal life and family==

==Personal life and family==

With his first wife, actress Diana Dors, Dawson had two sons, including [[Mark Dawson|Mark]].<ref>"Diana Dors Has a Son," ''The New York Times'', 5 February 1960, page 23</ref><ref>"Diana Dors Has Son," ''The New York Times'', 28 June 1962, page 21.</ref> The marriage ended with a divorce granted in Los Angeles in April 1967,<ref>State of California, ''California Divorce Index, 1966-1984'' page 6068. Found at: ancestry.com</ref> and Dawson gained custody of both sons. He had four grandchildren.<ref>{{cite news |title=Richard Dawson Dies: 'Family Feud' Host Was 79 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/06/richard-dawson-dies-family-feud-host-was-79 |newspaper=ABC News |date=3 June 2012 |access-date=13 January 2016}}</ref> Dawson became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1984.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a385149/family-feud-host-richard-dawson-dies-aged-79/ |title='Family Feud' host Richard Dawson dies, aged 79 |last=Eames |first=Tom |date=2012-06-03 |website=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=2024-03-09 |quote=Dawson became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1984.}}</ref>

With his first wife, actress Diana Dors, Dawson had two sons, [[Mark Dawson|Mark]] and Gary.<ref>"Diana Dors Has a Son," ''The New York Times'', 5 February 1960, page 23</ref><ref>"Diana Dors Has Son," ''The New York Times'', 28 June 1962, page 21.</ref> The marriage ended with a divorce granted in Los Angeles in April 1967,<ref>State of California, ''California Divorce Index, 1966-1984'' page 6068. Found at: ancestry.com</ref> and Dawson gained custody of both sons. He had four grandchildren.<ref>{{cite news |title=Richard Dawson Dies: 'Family Feud' Host Was 79 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/06/richard-dawson-dies-family-feud-host-was-79 |newspaper=ABC News |date=3 June 2012 |access-date=13 January 2016}}</ref> Dawson became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1984.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a385149/family-feud-host-richard-dawson-dies-aged-79/ |title='Family Feud' host Richard Dawson dies, aged 79 |last=Eames |first=Tom |date=2012-06-03 |website=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=2024-03-09 |quote=Dawson became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1984.}}</ref>

On retiring, Dawson remained in Beverly Hills, California, where he had lived since 1964. He met his second wife, Gretchen Johnson (born 22 September 1955), when she was a contestant on ''Family Feud'' in May 1981. They married in 1991. Their daughter was born in 1990. Dawson announced the birth and showed a picture of his daughter during the inaugural episode of his second stint as host of ''Feud'' in 1994 as he was greeting a contestant who had been a contestant on ''Match Game'' when he was a panelist. The episode was featured on the 25th anniversary of ''Family Feud'' as number two on the [[Game Show Network]]'s top 25 ''Feud'' moments.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/SIJOsHMcaT4 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20100615170949/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIJOsHMcaT4 Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIJOsHMcaT4| title = Family Feud '94 - Richard Dawson's Return | website=[[YouTube]]| date = 3 February 2007 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> He appeared with his daughter on at least two episodes of the show in 1995, including one taped on his birthday.

On retiring, Dawson remained in Beverly Hills, California, where he had lived since 1964. He met his second wife, Gretchen Johnson (born 22 September 1955), when she was a contestant on ''Family Feud'' in May 1981. They married in 1991. Their daughter was born in 1990. Dawson announced the birth and showed a picture of his daughter during the inaugural episode of his second stint as host of ''Feud'' in 1994 as he was greeting a contestant who had been a contestant on ''Match Game'' when he was a panelist. The episode was featured on the 25th anniversary of ''Family Feud'' as number two on the [[Game Show Network]]'s top 25 ''Feud'' moments.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/SIJOsHMcaT4 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20100615170949/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIJOsHMcaT4 Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIJOsHMcaT4| title = Family Feud '94 - Richard Dawson's Return | website=[[YouTube]]| date = 3 February 2007 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> He appeared with his daughter on at least two episodes of the show in 1995, including one taped on his birthday.