appeared as a guest star on The Jack Benny Program, on February 26, 1963 (Season 13, Episode 21) where they reminisce about their work entertaining soldiers for the USO. Personal life Tilton initially married Benny Goodman's manager, and they had two sons. She married James Brooks, a test pilot, in 1948. They had a daughter. Tilton was a Republican. On December 8, 2006, Tilton died of natural causes at her Brentwood home. Hit records With Benny Goodman With Benny Goodman The Complete RCA Victor Small Group Recordings (RCA Victor, 1935–39 [1997]) Solo References External links Martha Tilton official site Martha Tilton recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings. Martha Tilton Interview NAMM Oral History Library (1994) 1915 births 2006 deaths Actresses from Kansas Actresses from Los Angeles People from Labette County, Kansas Singers from Kansas Singers from Los Angeles Fairfax High School (Los Angeles) alumni Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) 20th-century American singers California Republicans 20th-century American women singers Capitol Records artists Coral Records artists American film actresses 21st-century American women