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While the cinema colony shamefully hung its tail between its legs, while circulation managers of the tabloid Press howled with delight, Mary Astor and Dr. Franklyn Thorpe battled for the custody of their 4-year-old daughter in a mud-slinging contest in which the purpose of each was to make the other appear grossly immoral.
In December 1947, Nagel filed a lawsuit in Superior Court against Hollywood physician and surgeon Franklyn Thorpe (former husband of actress Mary Astor). In the suit, Nagel demanded $350,000 in damages and alleged that, while performing an appendectomy on her in 1936, Thorpe had removed other organs without her knowledge or consent, rendering ...
Nov 17, 2008 · Marilyn Haoli Thorpe was born on 15 June 1932 at Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A. G. 1 She is the daughter of Dr. Franklyn Thorpe and Mary Astor. 1 She married Frank John Roh, Jr. on 15 June 1950. 1 From 15 June 1950, her married name became Roh. 1
This is the Full text of Mary Astor’s 1959 autobiography which deals with her youth, film work, breakdown and her return to acting. The copyright is held by the Roh family (1959 and reviewed in 1987) and I was given permission by the estate to include it here.
Nov 22, 2016 · Widowed at twenty-four, she quickly entered a rocky marriage with Dr. Franklyn Thorpe in which both were unfaithful. When they finally divorced in 1936, Astor sued for custody of their baby daughter Marylyn, setting off one of Hollywood’s most scandalous court cases.
Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds.Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.A very similar photograph of Dr. Franklyn Thorpe in court appears with the caption, "Wins Freedom Dr. Franklyn Thorpe in court, being divorced from Mary Astor," Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 1935: A3This negative appears to have been scanned from the ...
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