Editing Nelson Riddle (section)

==Personal life==
Riddle married his first wife, Doreen Moran, on October 10, 1945, while in the Army. The couple had seven children: Nelson Riddle III, Maureen Alicia Riddle, Christopher Riddle, Rosemary Riddle, Leonora Celeste Riddle (1957–1958), Cecily Jean Riddle, and Bettina Riddle.

Riddle had an extramarital affair with singer [[Rosemary Clooney]] in the 1960s, which contributed to the breakup of their respective marriages.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/rosemary-clooney-652923.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090515151545/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/rosemary-clooney-652923.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= May 15, 2009 |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |title=Obituaries: Rosemary Clooney |date=July 1, 2002 |access-date=May 20, 2010 }}</ref> In 1968, Riddle separated from his wife Doreen; their divorce became official in 1970. A few months later he married Naomi Tenenholtz, who was then his secretary, with whom he would remain for the rest of his life. Riddle's eldest son Nelson III resides in London, England, and is married to British actress [[Paula Wilcox]]. Riddle's eldest daughter, Rosemary, is the trustee of the Nelson Riddle Trust.{{cn|date=November 2022}}

Riddle was a member of [[Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia]], the national fraternity for men in music.{{cn|date=November 2022}}

In a 1982 radio interview on [[WBBR|WNEW]] with [[Jonathan Schwartz (radio)|Jonathan Schwartz]], Riddle cited [[Stan Kenton]]'s "[[New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm|23°N — 82°W]]" arranged by [[William Russo (musician)|Bill Russo]] as inspiration for his signature trombone interplay [[crescendo]]s.{{cn|date=November 2022}}

In 1985, Riddle died in Los Angeles, at [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]], at age 64 of cardiac and kidney failure as a result of [[cirrhosis]], with which he had been diagnosed five years earlier.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/10/08/arts/nelson-riddle-is-dead-at-64-orchestrated-sinatra-songs.html|title=Nelson Riddle Is Dead At 64; Orchestrated Sinatra Songs|last=Page|first=Tim|author-link=Tim Page (music critic)|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 8, 1985}}</ref> His cremated remains are inurned at [[Hollywood Forever Cemetery]] in [[Hollywood, California]] in the Hall of David Mausoleum.