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Feb 5, 2019 · Dorothy Millette checked out of the Plaza Hotel in San Francisco shortly after she heard on the radio that Jean Harlow’s husband was dead. Watch More. She paid up her account — she’d been...
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While living in New York City, Bern lived with his common-law wife Dorothy Millette (who was born Adele Roddy). The two had met in Toronto and their relationship began around 1911. Bern financially supported Millette, who reportedly had a mental illness and ended up in a Connecticut sanatorium.
- Gunshot wound
- September 5, 1932 (aged 42), Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
- 1919–1932
- Inglewood Park Cemetery
Sep 17, 2022 · According to SFGate, the circumstances surrounding Paul Bern's death became more complicated when his insurance advisor, George G. Clarken, revealed that he was still married to Dorothy Millette. Clarken also oversaw the will Bern created for her more than ten years prior.
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Apr 8, 2013 · As we were there, breathing the crisp fresh air and watching the waters from the Delta rush by, I thought of someone, Dorothy Millette Bern. I had written about her life and death a few years back and knew her body had been found in a Slough near the Sacramento River.
Jul 12, 2015 · Why? To save their money-making star, Harlow, from a scandal that could ruin her career. But I will get to that shortly. Dorothy Millette. Back in 1911, Bern had met Dorothy Millette. They lived together for ten years until she suffered a nervous breakdown and was committed to a sanatorium.
Feb 13, 2012 · A few days after the murder, Dorothy Millette killed herself. Penniless and about to be buried in a paupers grave, an anonymous donor paid for her burial in an upscale cemetery. Her tombstone...
A more commonly proposed suspect – assuming that Bern had not, in fact, killed himself – was Dorothy Millette, Bern’s former common-law wife. Though his relationship with Millette had ended upon her committal to a sanatorium in the early 1920s, Bern had stayed in touch with her and continued to support her financially after their separation.
