Marriage and Children
McMahon married Alyce Ferrill on July 5, 1945, while he was serving as a flight instructor in the Marines; the couple had four children: Claudia (1946– ), Michael Edward (1951–1995), Linda and Jeffrey. In 1972, they separated, and in 1974 they divorced. McMahon married Victoria Valentine on March 6, 1976. They adopted a daughter in 1985: Katherine Mary. The couple divorced in 1989; McMahon paid $50,000 per month in spousal and child support. On February 22, 1992, three months before his Tonight Show run came to a close, in a ceremony held near Las Vegas, McMahon married Pamela "Pam" Hurn, a 37-year-old mother of a son named Lex. McMahon's daughter Katherine served as best person at the wedding. McMahon adopted his wife's son, making his name Lex McMahon. Pam Hurn McMahon was widowed in 2009 at the death of Ed McMahon, and spoke at his funeral.
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