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| Born | December 8, 1947 |
| Hometown | Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America |
| Net worth | $10 million |
| Height | 6'1" (1.85m) |
| Spouse | Shannon Williams (m 2017 - 2017) , Stacey Fountain (m 2001 - 2008) , Danielle Galliano (m 1989 - 1994) , Julie Bindas (m 1979 - 1981) , Cher (m 1975 - 1979) , Janice Blair (m 1973 - 1974) , Shelley Kay Jefts (m 1971 - 1972) |
| Children | Devon Allman |
| Parents | Geraldine Alice , Willis Turner Allman |
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My daughter was killed on a movie set – here’s what needs to change
- Sarah Jones’s first day of filming on the Midnight Rider set felt like a milestone; the William Hurt-fronted biopic of rocker Gregg Allman marked the transition from TV to film she hoped might one day win her an Academy Award. She was positioned on a 110-year-old railroad bridge in Georgia when a train barrelled through, fatally striking the 27-year-old camera assistant with such force that her body “was not recognisable,” her father, Richard, remembers.
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