James Westley Welch is the first husband of Raquel Welch.
Welch married his high school sweetheart, Raquel, on May 8, 1959, with whom he had two children, Damon Welch (born November 6, 1959) and Latanne “Tahnee” Welch (born December 26, 1961).
James and Raquel separated in 1962 and divorced in 1964; she has retained Welch’s last name ever since.
Aside from this fact, James other details are not known.
However, his ex-wife Raquel Welch is an American actress who became well known for her role in Fantastic Voyage, after which she won a contract with 20th Century Fox.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Welch had the feeling to be a performer and entertainer. She started studying ballet at age seven, but after ten years of study, she left the art at seventeen.
Welch graduated with honors from high school in 1958. Seeking an acting career, she entered San Diego State College on a theater arts scholarship.
She won several parts in local theater productions. In 1959, she played the title role in The Ramona Pageant, a yearly outdoor play at Hemet, California, which is based on the novel Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson.