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Weissmuller was married five times: band and club singer Bobbe Arnst (married 1931, divorced 1933); actress Lupe Vélez (married 1933, divorced 1939); Beryl Scott (married 1939, divorced 1948); Allene Gates (married 1948, divorced 1962); and Maria Gertrude Baumann (born 1921, died 2004; married from 1963 until his death in 1984).
For our amusement, E.B. White offered up the recent nuptials of Olympic swimmer (and future Tarzan movie star) Johnny Weissmuller and Ziegfeld singer/showgirl Bobbe Arnst… MONKEY’S UNCLE…Newlyweds Johnny Weissmuller and Bobbe Arnst pose for photographers in 1931.
Bobbe Arnst. Silver Springs - Miss Bobbe Arnst, resident of Silver Springs, died Tuesday in New Horizon Convalarium, Ocala. Miss Arnst, who was an actress, moved to Silver Springs approximately 40 years ago. She is survived by two cousins of New Jersey and one aunt of California.
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Source citation. Olympic Games gold medal swimmer and actor. Because he was foreign-born, he gave his birthplace as Windber, Pennsylvania. He used his brother Peter Weissmuller's birthdate to ensure his eligibility to compete as part of the United States Olympic team, and he also used this birthdate to be issued an American passport....
His first wife was band and club singer Bobbe Arnst (married 1931 - divorced 1933). Johnny married her after a brief two week courtship. This was a time when his obligations to MGM were demanding, which may have been a destructive factor to the marriage.
Bobbe Arnst was born on October 11, 1903 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Beloved (1934), Wine, Women and Song (1933) and That Party in Person (1929). She was previously married to Robert Cavanaugh and Johnny Weissmuller.
