Rafael Campos (13 May 1936 - 9 July 1985) was an actor from the
Dominican Republic whose credits include Blackboard Jungle (1955),
Dino (1957), The Light in the Forest (1958), Slumber Party '57 (1976),
The Astro-Zombies (1968), Centennial (1978) and V (1983). He was also,
for a brief period of time, married to the blues singer and pianist
Dinah Washington.Originally from the Dominican Republic, he moved to
the United States in 1949. From 1961 to 1962, he was married to Dinah
Washington, who was 12 years his senior. In 1961, Jet magazine
published a photo with Washington embracing both Campos, reportedly
her seventh husband, and her ex-husband Eddie Chamblee, reportedly her
fifth husband. He then married the model Sally Boyd, with whom he had
two daughters.He was diagnosed with stomach cancer and entered
hospital in December 1984. He died on 10 July 1985, aged 49. He was
survived by his two daughters, five brothers and three sisters.One of
Campos's brothers is the cryptographer, artist, and poet Luis Campos;
another brother, Fernando Campos, is the president of New York's Latin
ACE awards.
Dominican Republic whose credits include Blackboard Jungle (1955),
Dino (1957), The Light in the Forest (1958), Slumber Party '57 (1976),
The Astro-Zombies (1968), Centennial (1978) and V (1983). He was also,
for a brief period of time, married to the blues singer and pianist
Dinah Washington.Originally from the Dominican Republic, he moved to
the United States in 1949. From 1961 to 1962, he was married to Dinah
Washington, who was 12 years his senior. In 1961, Jet magazine
published a photo with Washington embracing both Campos, reportedly
her seventh husband, and her ex-husband Eddie Chamblee, reportedly her
fifth husband. He then married the model Sally Boyd, with whom he had
two daughters.He was diagnosed with stomach cancer and entered
hospital in December 1984. He died on 10 July 1985, aged 49. He was
survived by his two daughters, five brothers and three sisters.One of
Campos's brothers is the cryptographer, artist, and poet Luis Campos;
another brother, Fernando Campos, is the president of New York's Latin
ACE awards.
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