Nat "King" Cole married singer Maria Ellington in 1948, and the couple would have three children, including Natalie Cole (1950-2015), a world-famous singer in her own right.
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Nat "King" Cole married singer Maria Ellington in 1948, and the couple would have three children, including Natalie Cole (1950-2015), a world-famous singer in her own right.