James Westley Welch does not sound like a name most might usually recognize but if they were to delve a little bit deeper the connections they would find are rather Hollywood.

He was Raquel Welch’s first husband and the father of her two children and apart from being her first husband, he was very influential during the initial years of Welch’s booming career.

So, let’s describe the life of this man who was associated with one of the most sensual and sensuous movie icons of the 1960 and the 1970.

Early Life

James Westley Welch was born in the late 1930s or in early 1940s, it is also impossible to determine the complete date of his birth. Based on information on James’ age and place of residence, the author assumes that he must have undergone through various transformations that were attributed to post-war America.

As with other people of his age, he might have seen the emergence of rock and roll music, space adventure, social transformation which was prevalent in the 1950’s and early 1960’s. Unfortunately, there are no many details concerning James’s childhood and his family but one can say for sure that he was an ambitious man since early years.

Other aspects of his later career and his dating experiences with Raquel Welch lead to conclusion that he probably had someone encouraging him in pursuing his hope and being adventurous.

James was rather young during the post-WWII period and his youth was most likely influenced by the more pragmatic values of work ethic and striving for the better life in America.

These early experiences would have set the groundwork of his future work and his capacity to manage the totality that made up the entertainment industry together with his wife.

Career

James Westley Welch wasn’t a very popular figure in Hollywood. However, it is on record that he once harbored acting dreams. He was also involved in talent agency and management, professions, that demand abilities to find promising talents, build relationships, and predict developments in the show-biz world.

If James was a talent agent he would have been charged with the search of new talents, negotiating the deals that commenced between actors and production companies and writing the scripts that shaped the careers of actors and actresses.

This career must have helped him in his interaction with Raquel Welch as it would have provided him with information regarding the Hollywood movie industry and the issues that newly emerging actors had to go through.

About Children: Damon Welch & Tahnee Welch

James Westley Welch and Raquel Welch had two children together: To Damon Welch and Tahnee Welch. Though, both of them have taken some path from their mother, they both work in the show business.

The next actor and producer Damon Welch was born in year of 1959. Even though Damon did not attain this level of celebrity as that of his mother. The young man has been in a number of movies and TV productions.