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MARILYN AND JOE WERE WED ON THIS DAY IN 1954

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Marilyn Monroe Joe DiMaggio were marred at San Francisco City Hall on
Thursday, January 14, 1954. Monroe filed for divorce on grounds of
mental cruelty nine months after the wedding. After Monroe’s death in
1962, DiMaggio had red roses delivered to her crypt two to three times
a week for some twenty years.  

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The newlyweds and a photo of the brides diamond ring

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WILLIAM BENDIX, BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1906

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William Bendix (January 14, 1906 – December 14, 1964)

Bendix was a film, radio, and television actor, best remembered for the
title role in the movie The Babe Ruth Story (1948) and for his portrayal
of Chester A. Riley in radio and television’s The Life of Riley. He also
received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor for 
Wake Island (1942).

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William Bendix in a scene from “Lifeboat” (1944)

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William Bendix and Claire Trevor in The Babe Ruth Story (1948)

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SAL MINEO WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1939

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Salvatore "Sal" Mineo, Jr.
(January 10, 1939 – February 12, 1976)
 

Sal Mineo was was a film and theatre actor, best remembered for his role as
John “Plato” Crawford opposite James Dean in the 1955 drama film Rebel
Without a Cause.
He was nominated twice; for the Academy Award for Best
Supporting Actor; once for his  performance in Rebel Without a Cause, and
also for his portrayal of Dov Landau in Exodus (1960).  

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Sal Mineo (L) with James Dean from Rebel without a Cause

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COMEDY DUO MARRIED ON THIS DAY IN 1926

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The comedy team of Burns and Allen consisting of George Burns and his wife,
Gracie Allen, worked together in vaudeville, films, and radio and television with
great success over four decades. The couple met in 1922 while performing at
the Hill Street Theater in Newark, New Jersey and were later married January 7,
1926 in Cleveland.      

 

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GENE AUTRY FOR WRIGLEY’S GUM ~ 1950

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