Son of Major League Baseball player Jim Baxes. His sister, the model Catherine Mae Hawn, was the third wife of Dean Martin, and he had another sister, Brook Baxes. His niece, and Cathy's daughter is Sasha Martin.
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Jim was a friend of Steven Spielberg when they both attended Cal State Long Beach in 1965-66. Both were 19-year-olds interested in film.
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Met Actress Ronne Troup on the set of "SWAT" filming the episode "Death Carrier". Married Ronne, had two daughters, Bridget and Jamie. Now divorced.