[Mark IV]

Originally Posted by CobraDan

1. Shelby's first wife was Jeanne Fields; they married on December 18, 1943. Their daughter Sharon Anne Shelby was born a year later on September 27, 1944. They had two more children — sons named Michael Hall (born November 2, 1946) and Patrick Bert (born October 23, 1947). Shelby and Fields later separated and divorced in February 1960.

2. The second of five wives was the movie and TV star Jan Harrison. Married September 1960, but only lasted a few months.

3. His third wife was Sue Stafford.

4. The fourth was Swedish-born Lena Dahl Shelby, Married in August 1990, who died in a 1997 highway accident. Afterwards, he said that he was never going to get married again.

5. Nevertheless, four month later, he married Cleo Patricia Marguerita Shelby, a vivacious Briton who was always by his side, even as she pursued her interests in flying, art and jewelry. Shelby married surviving spouse Cleo Shelby in Las Vegas in 1997 Cleo, an English woman considerably his junior. But the marriage had problems and Shelby had a divorce petition pending in Texas. Shelby met Cleo in 1970 & married her 27 years later.
It’s an interesting note regarding his personality that he maintained good relations with all his exes.
Like many high-profile men, Shelby seemed to have trouble staying married.
Shelby's survivors consist of his wife, Cleo Shelby; his sister and only sibling, Anne Shelby Ellison; daughter Sharon Lavine and sons Michael and Patrick Shelby (all three from his first marriage to Jeanne Fields); six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

In the "authorized biography" by Rinsey Mills I counted SEVEN wives including the 18 year old that only lasted a short time.