| 19 Nov 1933 |
Lawrence Harvey Zieger born, Brooklyn NY. |
| Jun 1944 |
Father, Eddie King, dies from a heart attack. |
| 1953 |
Marries 1st wife, Frada Miller. Marriage annulled. |
| 1957 |
Moves to Miami and changes name to Larry King, because WAHR manager thought name was "too German, too Jewish." |
| 1961 |
Marries 2nd wife, Alene Atkins. Lasts until 1963. |
| 1962 |
Bastard son, Larry King Jr. born. |
| 1963 |
Marries 3nd wife, Mickey Sutphin, lasts 3 months. |
| 1967 |
Marries 4rd wife, Alene Atkins (again.) Lasts until 1971 or 1972. |
| 20 Dec 1971 |
Arrested in Miami, in regards to a loan to a close associate of Jim Garrison, who investigated the John F. Kennedy assassination. |
| 10 Mar 1972 |
Charges formally dropped. |
| 1976 |
Marries 5th wife, Sharon Lepore, a former Playboy bunny. Lasts until 1982 or 1984. |
| 30 Jan 1978 |
Nationwide radio show Larry King Show debuts in 28 cities, on the Mutual network. |
| 1982 |
Column in USA Today until 2001. |
| 1983 |
Dates actress Angie Dickinson until 1988. |
| 1985 |
Larry King Live debuts on CNN. |
| 24 Feb 1987 |
Larry King suffers a heart attack. |
| 24 Feb 1987 |
Larry King quits smoking. |
| 7 Oct 1989 |
Marries 6th wife, Julia Alexander. Lasts until 1992. |
| 1989 |
Book, Mr. King, You're Having a Heart Attack. |
| 1992 |
Announces engagement with minister Rama Fox; they split in 1995. He sues her for slander. |
| Apr 1995 |
Announces engagement with Deanna Lund. Marriage never happens. |
| 5 Sep 1997 |
Marries 7th wife Shawn Southwick, a model, in a Los Angeles hospital room. They got married ahead of schedule because of King is due in for angioplasty. |
| 9 Mar 1999 |
Son, Chance Armstrong King born. |
