Gloria Terlitsky is the first wife of iconic Hollywood actor James Darren. Gloria Terlitsky’s ex-husband is a television and film actor, television director, and singer. The actor who was discovered by talent agent and casting director Joyce Selznick is known for starring as Dr. Anthony Newman in the science fiction series The Time Tunnel. He appeared in the regular role of Officer III James Corrigan in the police drama T. J. Hooker (1983–1986) and the recurring role of Vic Fontaine in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He is also known for Gidget and its sequels, The Gene Krupa Story, All the Young Men, The Guns of Navarone, and Diamond Head.
Gloria Terlitsky: Bio Summary
| Full Name | Gloria Terlitsky |
| famous as | James Darren’s ex-Wife |
| Age | N/A |
| Date of Birth | N/A |
| Place of Birth | United States of America |
| Zodiac sign | N/A |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | Caucasian |
| children | Jim Moret |
| Spouse | James Darren (m. 1955–1958) |
Who is James Darren’s first wife?
Gloria Terlitsky and James Darren got married in 1955. The couple have been sweethearts since 1953. Though they walked down the aisle, the bride’s father opposed their marriage because Terlitsky was Jewish while Darren was Catholic. The young lovers went ahead and tied the knot and had a son James Jr. (“Jimmy”).
Though they promised each other forever, things didn’t go as planned. They called their marriage a quit 1958. The reason behind their divorce was not made public. The exes had remained on good terms for the sake of Jimmy. In 1969, Darren appeared on 10 episodes of the TV game show It Takes Two, hosted by Vin Scully. In 5 of the episodes, he was paired with his ex-wife Gloria Terlitsky, and in another 5, with his current wife Evy Norlund.
Soon after his separation from Gloria in 1958, James Darren met model-Evy Norlund at a studio acting class, and the couple got married in 1960. They dated for a year while his divorce from Gloria was being finalized.
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Gloria Terlitsky and James Darren’s son
Although Jimmy Jr. lives with his mother, his famous father sees him every possible weekend. Gloria and Darren’s son was adopted by Gloria’s third husband who is now known as journalist and TV commentator Jim Moret. Shortly after Jimmy turned 13, the actor gave his permission for Gloria’s husband to legally adopt their son; a decision he later told Jimmy was the biggest mistake of his life.
In 1983 Jim who graduated from law school in 1981 emulated his father when he embarked on a career in front of the cameras – but as a television news journalist, not an actor. Jim hosted CNN news shows and covered high-profile murder trials. In 2009, a father himself and now in his 50s, facing financial ruin after a job loss, he contemplated taking his own life. Moret turned the crisis into a catharsis by writing an autobiography, The Last Day of My Life (2020).
“I forgave my father. By doing so, I finally let go of the pain that event caused me throughout my life. That single act of forgiveness was never meant to accuse my father of doing anything wrong. It was a pivotal event from my past and I no longer wanted it to shape my present, or my future. My father’s reaction was swift and definitive. He immediately cut off all contact with me and with my wife and children.” – Not My Father’s Son by Gloria Terlitsky and James Darren’s son Jim Moret, June 2011, HuffPost
According to 50plusworld, Jim Moret had maintained a relationship well into Moret’s adult years, although he distinguished between James Darren as his father and his adoptive father as his Dad. As of the time (2011) when Jim wrote the above article, Jim had not spoken to his father James Darren for over 2 years, but expressed his love and appreciation for both his dad and his father, ending.
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Jim Moret is 67 years old as of 2023. Gloria Terlitsky on the other hand has been very private about her life after the divorce. It is unclear what exactly she has going on. James Darren has spoken much about her and she has also not been granted any interview in recent years.
However, Jimmy Jr never misses a chance to celebrate her mother. On mother’s day 2022, Jim shared a photo of himself and his mother Gloria Terlitsky on Instagram with the caption- “One of my favorite photos of me with my mom. Happy Mother’s Day to an incredible, strong and loving woman – Gloria Moret“
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