Cupid's 1952 Record in Hollywood Not Good
Hollywood writer recounts a turbulent year for romance in 1952. Cupid flopped with 12 marriages and 21 divorces as Lana Turner ends a third marriage to Bob Topping while dating Lex Barker. Arlene Dahl and Fernando Lamas also factor in the year’s celebrity pairings and splits.
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Lex Barkler
Arlene Dahl
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Hollywood marriages and divorces in 1952 cross many stars
A roundup of 1952 celebrity marriages and separations lists Hedy Lamarr Olivia de Havilland Elizabeth Taylor Joan Bennett Barbara Stanwyck and others with multiple nuptials and high profile splits. The piece notes couples like Mickey Rooney Elaine Mahnken Joan Fontaine and Judy Garland amid a wave of divorce filings and rewedings while Malayan Airways plans more flights to curb revenue losses.
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Olvia de Havilland
Marcus Goodrich
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Nicky Hilton
Michael Wilding
Anne Baxter
John Hodiak
Sonny Tufts
John Wayne
Mona Freeman
Bruce Capot
Jack LaRue
Gloria Grehame
Fifi D’orsay
Maureen O Hara
Veronica Lake
Hildegarde Neff
Gene Tierney
Celeste Holm
Ethel Merman
Kathryn Grayson
Joan Crawford
Barbara Stanwyck
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Walter Wagner
Rita Hayworth
Aly Khan
Mickey Rooney
Elaine Mahnken
Joan Fontaine
Collier Young
Rhonda Fleming
Lewis Morrill
Jane Wyman
Traves Kleefield
Fred Rager
Malayan Airways
Oberlin parish notices and community events update
Oberlin community items list church meetings and social actions at St Pauls and First Church. Epiphany tea hosted by Norwalk women’s auxiliary. January programs include Bible study, parish dinner, and vestry service with Christmas lighting and new lighting in school auditorium.
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Fevered TV Feud Sparks Between Berle and Gleason
A long running clash between Milton Berle and Jackie Gleason erupts after Berle copies Gleason’s rallying cry. Gleason mocks Berle’s new format, calling it comedy, fueling a famous public dispute that drew in Cedric Adams and a Portland clipping.
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Jackie Gleason
Berle
Gleason
Queen Mother Alexandrine of Denmark Dies at 73
Denmark mourns Queen Mother Alexandrine who died Sunday at St Lucas Hospital after surgery for volvulus. Her body returned to Amalienborg Castle as silent crowds gathered. King Frederic IX, Queen Ingrid, Prince Knud, and Princess Caroline Amalie accompanied the hearse while two months of royal mourning were declared. A statue of Robin Hood was unveiled at Nottingham Castle.
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Princess Caroline Amalie
Robin Hood
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