Maureen Starkey
Maureen "Mo" Starkey Tigrett (born Mary Cox; 4 August 1946 – 30 December 1994) was a hairdresser from Liverpool, England, best known as the first wife of Ringo Starr, the Beatles' drummer. When she was a trainee hairdresser in Liverpool, she met Starr at The Cavern Club, where the Beatles were playing. Starr proposed marriage at the Ad Lib Club in London, on 20 January 1965. They married at the Caxton Hall Register Office, London, in 1965, and divorced in 1975.
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| Full name at birth | Mary Cox
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| Claim to fame | Ex Wife of Ringo Starr
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| Date of birth | 4 August 1946
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| Place of birth | Liverpool, England, UK
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| Date of death | 30 December 1994
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| Age | 48 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Seattle, Washington, USA
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| Cause of death | Leukemia
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| Occupation | Hairdresser
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| Height | 5' 3" (160 cm)
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| Pets | Tiger (Dog)
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