And the Rest Is History

by Marlene Wagman-Geller

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  20. CLARK GABLE AND CAROLE LOMBARD

  “Clark Gable & Carole Lombard: He Was a Man’s Man and She Was a Man’s Woman, and Together They Soared beyond Stereotype. Then Fate Stepped In to Pull HOllywood’s Golden Couple Apart.” People, February 12, 1996. www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,2010277 1,00.html.

  Datehookup.com. “The Romance of Gable and Lombard.” www.datehookup.com/content-the-romance-of-gable-and-lombard.htm (accessed March 8, 2010).

  Harris, Warren G. Clark Gable: A Biography. New York: Three Rivers Press, 2002.

  Murphsplace.com. “Time Magazine—1939; Cinema—Boy Gets Girl.” www.murphsplace.com/lombard/time/time1.html (accessed March 8, 2010).

  Murphsplace.com. “Time Magazine—1942; U.S. at War—End of a Mission.” www.murphsplace.com/lombard/time/time-death.html (accessed March 8, 2010).

  Murphsplace.com. “Time Magazine Articles—Gable’s Death; Show Business—Hero’s Exit.” www.murphsplace.com/lombard/time/time-gable.html (accessed March 8, 2010).

  Pioneer Saloon History Site. “Gable and Lombard—The Clark Gable & Carole Lombard story.” www.pioneersaloon.info/history/history2.htm (accessed March 8, 2010).

  Scandalous Women Blog. “Hollywood’s Golden Couple: Gable and Lombard.” February 22, 2009. http://scandalouswoman.blogspot.com/2009/02/hollywoods-golden-couple-gable-and.html (accessed March 8, 2010).

  Shilcutt, Katharine. “Houston 101: Frankly, My Dear, I Don’t Give a Damn.” Houston Press Blogs, September 23, 2009. http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2009/09/houston_101_frankly_my_dear_i.php (accessed March 8, 2010).

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  Wikipedia. “Clark Gable.” http://en.wikipedia.Org/wiki/Clark_Gable (accessed March 8, 2010).

  21. DESI ARNAZ AND LUCILLE BALL

  Answers.com. “Biography : Desi Arnaz.” www.answers.com/topic/desi-arnaz (accessed October 15, 2009).

  Find a Grave. “Lucille Desiree Ball.” www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?GRid=50&page=gr (accessed October 15, 2009).

  Huver, Scott. “Legendary Lovebirds: Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.” Hollywood.com, February 13, 2006. www.hollywood.com/feature/Legendary_Lovebirds_Lucille_Ball_and_Desi_Arnaz/1104111 (accessed June 9, 2010).

  “Lucille Ball.” New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/person/599102/Lucille-Ball/biography (accessed June 9, 2010).

  “Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz: Their Torrid Match Had to Burn out, but Back in the Days When Desi Loved Lucy, They Set Off Sparks So Fierce, They Would Warm Future Generations.” People, February 12, 1996. www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,20102764,00.html (accessed October 15, 2009).

  McGrath, Douglas. “The Man behind the Throne: Making the Case for Desi Arnaz.” New York Times, October 14, 2001. www.nytimes.com/2001/10/14/arts/television/14MCGR.html (accessed June 9, 2010).

  Petrozzello, Donna. “The Sad Situation behind Lucy’s Comedy.” New York Daily News, April 29, 2003. www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2003/04/29/2003-04-29_the_sad_situation_behind_luc.html (accessed October 17, 2009).

  Schindehette, Susan. “The Real Story of Desi and Lucy: Onscreen They Were the Irrepressible Ricardos; Off-Camera, Their Stormy Love Outlasted a 20-Year Marriage That Foundered on Celebrity and Success.” People, February 18, 1991. www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,20114475,00.html (accessed October 17, 2009).

  Wikipedia. “Desi Arnaz.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desi_Arnaz (accessed October 15, 2009).

  Wikipedia. “Lucille Ball.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucille_Ball (accessed October 15, 2009).

  22. HUMPHREY BOGART AND LAUREN BACALL

  Bacall, Lauren. By Myself and Then Some. New York: Harper, 2006.

  Basic Famous People. “Humphrey Bogart Biography.” www.basicfamouspeople.com/index.php?aid=1331 (accessed July 4, 2009).

  BOeder, Laurie. “Three Great Screen Couples: Better Living through On-Screen Chemistry.” About.com: Classic Movies. http://classicfilm.about.com/od/actorsanddirectors/a/ScreenCouples.htm (accessed July 4, 2009).

  Cagle, Jess. “To Have and Have Knot: Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart Wed—A Recap of How the Screen Idols Met.” Entertainment Weekly, May 24, 1991. www.ew.com/ew/article/0,314378,00.html (accessed July 4, 2009).

  Cantrell, Susan. “The Show Goes On: Legend Lauren Bacall on Life, Acting, and Bogie.” Carmel Magazine, 2009. www.carmelmagazine.com/archive/09sp/lauren-bacall.shtml.

  Everything2 Database. “Lauren Bacall.” www.everything2.org/index.pl?node_id=502055 (accessed July 4, 2009).

  Hollywood & Los Angeles: Including Unique Information on Hollywood Stars, Celebrities and Tourist Attractions. “Final Resting Place of Humphrey Bogart.” www.hollywoodusa.co.uk/Glendaleobituaries/humphreybogart.htm (accessed July 7, 2009).

  “Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall: The Tough-Guy Exterior Was Just an Act. And Their Movie Clinches Paled in COmparison to the Real-Life Ardor between Bogie and His Baby.” People , February 12, 1996. www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,20102776,00.html (accessed July 4, 2009).

  Hyena.com. “Humphrey BOgart.” www.hyenaproductions.com/humphrey-bogart.aspx (accessed July 4, 2009).

  Keeping, Susan. “Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall Biographies: One of the Most Well-Known Celebrity Couples in Hollywood History.” Suite101, October 11, 2008. http://celebrity-couples.suite101.com/article.cfm/humphrey_bogart_and_lauren_bacall (accessed July 4, 2009).

  Klausner, Kim. “Lauren Bacall.” Jewish Virtual Library: A Division of the American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise. www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/bacall.html (accessed December 21, 2009).

  Lane, Christina. “Humphrey Bogart.” St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture, January 29, 2002. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_bio/ai_2419200117/ (accessed July 7, 2009).

  Rich, Frank Kelly. “Three Drinks Ahead with Humphrey BOgart.” Modern Drunkard Magazine, January 2005. www.moderndrunkardmagazine.com/issues/05_03/05-03-bogart.html (accessed July 4, 2009).

  Sea Witch Manor Inn & Spa, Bewitched & BEDazzled B&B. “Humphrey Bogart.” http://bewitchedbandb.com/boghstar.html (accessed July 4, 2009).

  Squidoo. “Humphrey Bogart, Hollywood Tough Guy.” www.squidoo.com/bogie (accessed July 7, 2009).

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  Wikipedia. “Lauren Bacall.” http://en.wikipedia.Org/wiki/Lauren_Bacall (accessed July 4, 2009).

  Yahoo! Movies. “Lauren Bacall Biography.” http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800028466/bio (accessed July 4, 2009).

  23. RONALD REAGAN AND NANCY DAVIS

  BBC. “End Of a Love Story.” June 5, 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/265714.stm (accessed February 9, 2010).

  Connelly, Sherryl, with Michelle Caruso. “Two Became One—And Now Stands Alone: Nancy’s Always Been by His Side.” New York Daily News, June 6, 2004. www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/2004/06/06/2004-06-06_two_became_one_-_and__now_on.html (accessed June 11, 2010).

  Dowd, Maureen. “All That Glitters Is Not Real, Book On Nancy Reagan Says.” Review of Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography, by Kitty Kelley. New York Times, April 7, 1991. www.nytimes.com/1991/04/07/us/all-that-glitters-is-not-real-book-on-nancy-reagan-says.html (accessed June 11, 2010).

  Glaser, Gretchen L. “The Woman behind the Man.” Young Ladies Christian Fellowship, September 7, 2004. http://ylcf.org/2004/09/woman-behind-man/ (accessed February 10, 2010).

  Hancock, David. “His Fierce Protector: Nancy.” CBS News, June 5, 2004. www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/06/05/national/main621274.shtml (accessed February 10, 2010).

  Reagan, Nancy. I Love You, Ronnie: The Letters of Ronald Reagan to Nancy Reagan. New York: Random House, 2002.

  “Ronald Reagan & Nancy Davis: Faced with Their Biggest Challenge Ye
t—His Alzheimer’s—the Former First Couple Look to the Future the Way They Always Have: Together.” People, February 12, 1996. www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,20102780,00.html.

  Schindehette, Susan. “Journey’s End: Actor, President, Husband, Father: Friends and Family Remember the Storybook Life and Difficult Death Of an American Icon.” People, June 21, 2004. www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,20150369,00.html (accessed February 9, 2010).

  Stritof, Sheri, and Bob Stritof. “Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis Reagan Marriage Profile.” About .com: Marriage. http://marriage.about.com/od/celebritymarriages/p/reaganronald.htm (accessed February 9, 2010).

  “Sun Sets as Reagan Laid to Rest in California.” MSNBC, June 12, 2004. www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5144264/ (accessed February 10, 2010).

  White House. “Nancy Davis Reagan.” http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/history/firstladies/nr40.html (accessed February 10, 2010).

  Wikipedia. “Nancy Reagan.” http://en.wikipedia.Org/wiki/Nancy_Reagan (accessed February 12, 2010).

  Wikipedia. “Ronald Reagan.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan (accessed February 9, 2010).

  Wilson, Jeff. “Nancy at Reagan’s Side until the End.” Albany Times Union, June 5, 2004. www.timesunion.com/ASPStories/story.asp?StoryID=254575&TextPage=1 (accessed February 10, 2010).

  24. RICHARD BURTON AND ELIZABETH TAYLOR

  “A Love Too Big To Last.” Excerpted from Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century by Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger. Vanity Fair, July 2010, 126-141.

  BBC. “On This Day 10 October 1975: Liz Taylor and Richard Burton Remarry.” http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/10/newsid_4089000/4089030.stm (accessed January 3, 2010).

  Cagle, Jess. “Creatures Of the Nile: Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton—The Actors Had Their Scene Together for “Cleopatra” 29 Years Ago.” Entertainment Weekly, January 18, 1991. www.ew.com/ew/article/0,312989,00.html (accessed January 3, 2010).

  Cahalan, Susannah. “‘Furious Love’: The Love Letters of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor.” Review of Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century, by Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger. New York Post, June 6, 2010. www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/books/furious_love_the_love_letters_taylor_3RREnDd0ABuOMWMFVNDcGO (accessed June 11, 2010).

  CNN. “Elizabeth Taylor : Loving Men and Being a ‘Dame.’” www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/21/larry.king.taylor/index.html (accessed January 3, 2010).

  “Dame Elizabeth Taylor ‘Still Pines for Richard Burton.’” Telegraph, September 17, 2009. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/6200148/Dame-Elizabeth-Taylor-still-pines-for-Richard-Burton.html (accessed January 3, 2010).

  Devine, Darren. “Hollywood Star Elizabeth Taylor Still Has Photo Of Burton by Bed.” Wales Online, September 17, 2009. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/09/17/hollywood-actress-still-has-a-photo-of-burton-by-bed-91466-24710285/ (accessed January 3, 2010).

  Everything2 Database. “Richard Burton.” http://everything2.com/title/Richard+Burton (accessed January 3, 2010).

  “‘I Would Have Married Richard Burton a Third Time,’ Says Hollywood Legend Elizabeth Taylor.” Mail Online, September 16, 2009. www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1213880/Id-marry-Richard-Burton-time-alive-says-Hollywood-legend-Elizabeth-Taylor.html (accessed January 3, 2010).

  Kamp, David. “When Liz Met Dick.” http://davidkamp.com/2006/09/when_liz_met_dick.php (accessed January 3, 2010).

  “Liz Un-Burtoned Again: Elizabeth Taylor Heads Home after Richard Burton, Husband and Lover for 15 Years, Asks for a Divorce before Her 44th Birthday.” People, March 15, 1976. www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,20066251,00.html (accessed January 3, 2010).

  Platinum Guild International. “Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton.” http://platinumguild.com/Output/Page2016.asp (accessed January 3, 2010).

  “Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor: Through Two Marriages and 23 Years, the Lustiest Of Couples Couldn’t Live with—Or without—Each Other.” People, February 12, 1996. www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,20102761,00.html (accessed January 3, 2010).

  Rogers, Lisa Waller. “Elizabeth Taylor: Burton Called Her ‘Lumpy.’” Review of How to Be a Movie Star: Elizabeth Taylor in Hollywood, by William Mann. http://lisawallerrogers.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/elizabeth-taylor-burton-called-her-lumpy/ (accessed January 3, 2010).

  Stritof, Sheri, and Bob Stritof. “Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton Marriage Profile.” About. com: Marriage. http://marriage.about.com/od/elizabethtaylor/a/liztaylorburton.htm (accessed January 3, 2010).

  Wikipedia. “Elizabeth Taylor.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Taylor (accessed January 4, 2010).

  Wikipedia. “Richard Burton.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Burton (accessed January 3, 2010).

  25. JOE DIMAGGIO AND MARILYN MONROE

  “About Marilyn Monroe.” www.english.illinois.edu/Maps/poets/g _ l/grahn/monroe.htm(accessed June 15, 2009).

  Berkow, Ira. “Sports Of the Times: A Baseball Love Affair Suffering a Breakup.” New York Times, November 12, 1998. www.nytimes.com/1998/11/12/sprots/sports-of-the-times-a-baseball-love-affair-suffering-a-breakup.html (accessed June 15, 2009).

  Biography.com. “Marilyn Monroe Biography.” www.biography.com/articles/Marilyn-Monroe-9412123 (accessed June 15, 2009).

  Brady, Erik. “Ultimate Celebrity Had Air of Mystery.” USA Today, March 9, 1999. www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/joed/joed14.htm (accessed June 15, 2009).

  Creamer, Robert W. “A New Biography of Joe and Marilyn Is More Soap Opera Than Tragedy.” Review of Joe & Marilyn: A Memory of Love, by Roger Kahn. Sports Illustrated Vault, December 8, 1986. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1065605/index.htm (accessed June 15, 2009).

  Doll, Susan. “Marilyn Monroe’s Early Career.” HowStuffWorks. http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/marilyn-monroe-early-career.htm.

  Doll, Susan. “Marilyn Monroe’s Later Career.” HowStuffWorks. http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/marilyn-monroe-later-career.htm (accessed June 15, 2009).

  Donner, Simon. “Joe DiMaggio.” St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_glepc/is_bio/2419200319/ (accessed June 15, 2009).

  Find a Grave. “Joe DiMaggio.” www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=4701 (accessed June 18, 2009).

  Find a Grave. “Marilyn Monroe.” www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=725 (accessed June 15, 2009).

  Hoberman, J. “Korea and a Career—Marilyn Monroe.” Artforum International Magazine, January 8, 1994. http://findarticles.cOm/p/articles/mi_m0268/is_n5_v32/ai_15143588/ (accessed June 15, 2009).

  Hoppe, Art. “Joe Di Maggio Weds Marilyn Monroe at City Hall.” Virtual Museum Of the City Of San Francisco. www.sfmuseum.org/hist8/jodimag.html (accessed June 15, 2009).

  “Joe and Marilyn.” Review of Joe and Marilyn, by Roger Kahn. National Review, January 30, 1987. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_v39/ai_4629830/ (accessed June 15, 2009).

  “Joe DiMaggio—Marriage to Marilyn Monroe.” http://sports.jrank.org/pages/1187/DiMaggio-Joe-Marriage-Marilyn-Monroe.html (accessed June 15, 2009).

  Lovetripper. “Marilyn Monroe & Joe DiMaggio Wedding.” www.lovetripper.com/bridalstars/wedding-database/marilyn-monroe-dimaggiO.html (accessed June 15, 2009).

  “Marilyn Monroe & Joe DiMaggio: What Becomes a Legend Most? A Goddess by His Side. Although Their Marriage Lasted Only Months, the Slugger and His Star Left Their Public Blinded by the Sight.” People, February 12, 1996. www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,20102765,00.html (accessed June 15, 2009).

  “Marilyn Monroe: The Legend.” www.ncu.edu.tw/~wenchi/english/articles/monroe/monroe_bio.htm.

  Mosca, Alexandra Kathryn. “Marilyn Monroe: The Sad Life and Untimely Death Of America’s Fantasy.” www.qcc.cuny.edu/socialsciences/ppecorino/SS680/Funeral_Marilyn_Monroe.html (accessed June 15, 2009).

  Scherman, Tony. “Wh
en Marilyn Married Joe.” American Heritage, January 14, 2006. www.americanheritage.com/articles/web/20060114-marilyn-monroe-joe-dimaggio-yankees-baseball-hollywood-arthur-miller-suicide-marriage-divorce_print.shtml (accessed June 15, 2009).

  Schwartz, Larry. “Joltin’ Joe Was a Hit for All Reasons.” ESPN. http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00014151.html (accessed June 15, 2009).

  Shelden, Michael. “The Greatest Celebrity Match Of Them All.” Telegraph, May 3, 2004. www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3616377/The-greatest-celebrity-match-of-them-all.html (accessed June 12, 2009).

  “When Marilyn Married Joe.” Age, May 12, 2004. www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/05/11/1084041400232.html (accessed June 15, 2009).

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  Wikipedia. “Marilyn Monroe.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_monroe (accessed June 15, 2009).

  Wilson, Mat. “Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe—Where’s Shakespeare When You Need Him? Joe DiMaggio: Marilyn’s Real-Life Hero.” Der Keiler Newsgroup Archive. http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Rec/rec.arts.tv/2005-12/msg03245.html (accessed June 15, 2009).

  26. PRINCE RAINIER AND GRACE KELLY

  Barker, Dennis. “Obituary, Prince Rainier Of Monaco: Europe’s Longest Serving Monarch, Head Of the 700-Year-Old Grimaldi Dynasty and Husband to the Late Movie Star Grace Kelly.” Guardian, April 6, 2005. www.guardian.co.uk/news/2005/apr/06/guardianobituaries1 (accessed January 10, 2010).

  “Grace Kelly & Prince Rainier III: When Hollywood’s Princess Met the Prince Of Monaco, She Traded Her Realm for His. The Result Wasn’t Always a Perfect Marriage, but It Lasted Till Death Did Them Part.” People, February 12, 1996. www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,20102778,00.html (accessed January 10, 2010).

  Silvester, Christopher. “High Society: Grace Kelly and Hollywood by Donald Spoto: Review.” Review Of High Society: Grace Kelly and Hollywood, by Donald Spoto. Telegraph, June 12, 2009. www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/5514352/High-Society-Grace-Kelly-and-Hollywood-by-Donald-Spoto-review. html (accessed January 10, 2010).