First Marriage
When Rodney was in his late twenties he married the singer Joyce Indig. The two met at a NYC club and settled down in New Jersey. They had two kids, Brian and Melanie. During this time, Rodney worked on siding and selling paint, but the couple often fought. Finally, they divorced in 1962, only to remarry the following year, but divorce again.
First Marriage
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Separation And Return To Stage
When he first divorced Joyce, he made a return to the stage. Dangerfield began performing mainly at hotels in the Catskills, but didn’t find much success. He even joked that, “I played one club—it was so far out, my act was reviewed in Field & Stream.” (Field & Stream is an outdoors magazine.)
Separation And Return To Stage
