The Copenhagn Debacle: “Co-op Apartment Sold,” New York Times, October 21, 1953; Divorce suit, Richard J. Reynolds v. Muriel M. Reynolds, 1960, and divorce suit, Richard J. Reynolds v. Muriel M. Reynolds, 1962; McFeely, Sapelo’s People; “Mrs. Mann Married,” New York Times, October 19, 1954; Marriage certificate for Richard Greenough and Ileana Mann, 1954, City of Westminster General Register Office, London; “Tobacco Heir Safe After Yacht Blast,” New York Times, February 25, 1955; Hearn, Wake Forest University; Muriel Reynolds papers; Reynolds family member (anonymous), interview with Joan Maltese, February 2009; Bailey and Bledsoe, God, Dr. Buzzard, and the Bolito Man; Cornelia Walker Bailey, interview with the author, September 2008; “Stevenson Names 50 Business Aids,” New York Times, October 11, 1956; “Political Gifts by 12 Wealthy Families Listed,” Los Angeles Times, February 3, 1957; Linda Lee Reynolds, interview with Joan Maltese, February 2009.
Dick’s rapid decline: Divorce suit, Richard J. Reynolds v. Muriel M. Reynolds, 1960, and divorce suit, Richard J. Reynolds v. Muriel M. Reynolds, 1962; Muriel Reynolds papers; “Co-op Apartment Sold,” New York Times, October 21, 1953; Roy Thompson, Cornelia Walker Bailey, interview with the author, September 2008; “Golden Isles Begins Feeder Service,” Darien News, November 5, 1959; “Reynolds Is President New Airlines Company Located at Sapelo Island,” Darien News, November 5, 1959; Robert Erwin, “Dick Reynolds,” State Magazine, August 16, 1941; Yvonne Grosvenor, Island tour information, September 2008; Bailey and Bledsoe, God, Dr. Buzzard, and the BolitoMan; “R. J. Reynolds Jr., Tobacco Heir, Dies: Financier and Ex-Politician Was a Former Playboy,” New York Times, Decem-ber 16, 1964, p. 43; Mickey Olson, interview with Joan Maltese, October 2008; “Richard J. Reynolds Gym Dedication Set for Dec. 29,” Darien News.
Summer 1959: Divorce suit, Richard J. Reynolds v. Muriel M. Reynolds, 1960, and divorce suit, Richard J. Reynolds v. Muriel M. Reynolds, 1962.
17. DARIEN
Pretrial activity, opening statements: Divorce suit, Richard J. Reynolds v. Muriel M. Reynolds, 1960, and divorce suit, Richard J. Reynolds v. Muriel M. Reynolds, 1962; Clay Marston, interview correspondence with Joan Maltese, June 2009; Patrick Reynolds and Shachtman, The Gilded Leaf; Celestine Sibley, Richard Eldredge, and Fleming Sibley, Celestine Sibley Reporter (Athens, GA: Hill Street, 2006); Bailey and Bledsoe, God, Dr. Buzzard, and the Bolito Man; Roy Thompson, “Reynolds Had Many Sides: Wealth, Generosity, Flash,” Winston-Salem Journal, December 17, 1964.
Muriel takes the stand: Divorce suit, Richard J. Reynolds v. Muriel M. Reynolds, 1960, and divorce suit, Richard J. Reynolds v. Muriel M. Reynolds, 1962; Sullivan, Darien and McIntosh County; “Reynolds Gets Divorce,” New York Times, May 17, 1960; “Milestones,” Time, May 30, 1960.
A new love: “Tobacco Heir Wed: Ex-Wife Shocked,” New York Times, April 5, 1961; “Ex-Spouse Protests New Marriage by Reynolds,” Pasadena Independent, April 6, 1961; Divorce suit, Richard J. Reynolds v. Muriel M. Reynolds, 1960, and divorce suit, Richard J. Reynolds v. Muriel M. Reynolds, 1962.
The appeal: “New Reynolds Trial,” New York Times, September 9, 1961; Divorce suit, Richard J. Reynolds v. Muriel M. Reynolds, 1960, and divorce suit, Richard J. Reynolds v. Muriel M. Reynolds, 1962; Divorce suit, Richard J. Reynolds v. Muriel M. Reynolds, 1962, U.S. Court of Appeals.
Dick and Annemarie: Divorce suit, Richard J. Reynolds v. Muriel M. Reynolds, 1960, and divorce suit, Richard J. Reynolds v. Muriel M. Reynolds, 1962.
The second trial: “Gifts Made by Reynolds to Projects Here Are Cited in Opening Hours of Retrial,” Darien News, May 10, 1962; Divorce suit, Richard J. Reynolds v. Muriel M. Reynolds, 1960, and divorce suit, Richard J. Reynolds v. Muriel M. Reynolds, 1962; Tim Pat Coogan, The IRA (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2002); “Reynolds Inventory Filed,” New York Times, December 20, 1961.
Dick takes the stand: Divorce suit, Richard J. Reynolds v. Muriel M. Reynolds, 1960, and divorce suit, Richard J. Reynolds v. Muriel M. Reynolds, 1962; Tilley, The R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.
Adultery with Annemarie: Divorce suit, Richard J. Reynolds v. Muriel M. Reynolds, 1960, and divorce suit, Richard J. Reynolds v. Muriel M. Reynolds, 1962.
Closing arguments: Divorce suit, Richard J. Reynolds v. Muriel M. Reynolds, 1960, and divorce suit, Richard J. Reynolds v. Muriel M. Reynolds, 1962; “Tobacco Heir Settles: $2 Million Alimony,” New York Mirror, April 28, 1963; “Tobacco Heir’s Ex-wife Gets $2 Million Alimony,” Los Angeles Times, April 28, 1963; “R. J. Reynolds Divorce Pact Gives 3rd Wife $2 Million,” New York Times, April 28, 1963; Suit, Muriel M. Reynolds v. Richard J. Reynolds, 1963, New York County records; Suit, Muriel M. Reynolds v. Richard J. Reynolds, 1963, McIntosh County records; “The Marriage-Go-Round,” Time, January 25, 1963; “Mrs. E. D. Reynolds,” New York Times, December 11, 1961; Dow, Business Leader Profiles for Students.
18. NORTH CAROLINA’S PRINCE OF WALES: THE MYSTERY
Death, aftermath: Death Certificate of Richard Joshua Reynolds, 1964, Confederation Suisse, Lucerne, Switzerland; “R. J. Reynolds Is Buried in Cemetery in Lucerne,” New York Times, December 18, 1964, p. 64; Roy Thompson, “Reynolds Heir Is Dead at 58,” News and Observer, December 16, 1964; “Reynolds Heir Born 36 Hours After He Died,” Charleston Gazette, December 17, 1964; “Reynolds Baby Born,” Twin City Sentinel, December 16, 1964; “R. J. Reynolds Is Dead: Stricken in Switzerland,” Twin City Sentinel, December 15, 1964; “Reynolds Buried at Church in Village Near Swiss Home,” Twin City Sentinel, December 17, 1964; “Widow of R. J. Reynolds Gives Birth to Daughter,” New York Times, December 16, 1964; Maria Coffey, Explorers of the Infinite (New York: Tarcher, 2008); “R. J. Reynolds Jr., Tobacco Heir, Dies: Financier and Ex-Politician Was a Former Playboy,” New York Times, December 16, 1964, p. 43; Fambrough Brownlee, interview with Joan Maltese, February 2009; “A New Planetarium,” New York Times, July 8, 1956; Charles Osolin, “Career as Mayor: Brief, Distinctive,” Winston-Salem Journal, December 17, 1964; “Tobacco Heir Reynolds Dies in Swiss Clinic,” Los Angeles Times, December 16, 1964; Roy Thompson, “R. J. Reynolds Dies at 58 in Swiss Clinic: Cause Not Determined,” Winston-Salem Journal, December 16, 1964; “Amerikanischer Zigarettenfabrikant in Luzern Gestorben,” Luzerner Tagblatt, December 17, 1964; Roy Thompson, “Reynolds’ Flag to Fly at Half Staff,” Winston-Salem Journal, December 17, 1964; Wilson, For the People of North Carolina; Dow, Business Leader Profiles for Students; “Reynolds Leaves Entire Estate to 4th Wife,” Twin City Sentinel, January 20, 1965; Estate papers of R. J. Reynolds Jr., 1965, McIntosh County Courthouse, Probate section; Patrick Reynolds and Shachtman, The Gilded Leaf; “Infant Girl Ruled an Heiress of Reynolds Tobacco Millions,” New York Times, November 5, 1965; “Trust Set Up for Reynolds Is Dissolved,” Twin City Sentinel, November 5, 1965; Muriel Reynolds papers; Private investigation materials, courtesy Jeanette Scotton; H. W. Hutchins, personal papers; “Reynolds’ Ex-Wife Files Suit,” Twin City Sentinel, April 29, 1966; Tursi, Winston-Salem; Bailey and Bledsoe, God, Dr. Buzzard, and the Bolito Man; Linda Lee Reynolds, interview with Joan Maltese, February 2009; Reynolds family member (anonymous), interview with Joan Maltese, February 2009.
EPILOGUE
Suit, Marianne O’Brien Reynolds v. Estate of Richard J. Reynolds, 1975; Estate papers of R. J. Reynolds Jr., 1965, McIntosh County Courthouse, Probate section; “Suit Filed,” Daily Times News, January 1, 1976; Gene Whitman, “Reynolds Lawsuit Comes as a Surprise,” Twin City Sentinel, January 2, 1976; Gene Whitman, “Where Did He Die? Reynolds Lawsuit Raises Bizarre Questions,” Twin City Sentinel, January 5, 1976; Marianne O’Brien Reynolds v. Nancy S. Reynolds, 238 Ga. 1, 230 S.E. 2d 842; Suit, Marianne O’Brien Reynolds v. the State of Georgia, 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; Patrick Reynolds and Shachtman, The Gilded Leaf; H. W. Hutchins, personal papers; Fambrough Brownlee, interview with Joan Maltese, February 2009; “A Reynolds Takes on Cigarette Industry,” New York Times, October 25, 1986; Reynolds family member (anonymous), interview with Joan Maltese, February 2009; “Georgia Buys Island,” New York Times, June 23,
1968; Terrence Smith, “President, Vacationing on Island in Georgia, to ‘Read, Sleep, Fish,’” New York Times, April 13, 1979; Burrough and Helyar, Barbarians at the Gate; Bilder Georg Anderhub, “Die Erinnerung der Eideschsen,” Tages-Anzeiger, August 21, 1998; Peter Hagmann, “Ein Haus fur die Zukunft der Musik,” Neue Zurcher Zeitung, August 30, 2007; “KKL-Finanzierung,” Neue Luzerner Zeitung, April 10, 2000; Gunther Jungnickl, “Benz-Band Ludwigsburg,” Stuttgarter Nachrichten, January 26, 2005; Gret Heer, “Mit Mazenen in die Salzburg-Klasse,” Handelszeitung, August 20, 2008; Jim Vickers, “Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild, Wild Women,” The Spectator, May 4, 1989; Jo Leslie, “$2 Puts You on Priceless Isle,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 9, 1977, p. 18A; P. Freeman, “Patrick Reynolds Fumes About His Tobacco-Rich Clan in a Tangy, Tell-All Book,” People Weekly, April 24, 1989; White et al., Lost Empire.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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ARTICLES
“$1,475,000 Suit Settled.” New York Times, May 8, 1934.
“3-Heat World Trot Record Set by Calumet Dilworthy at Goshen.” New York Times, July 24, 1936.
“30 Craft Ready to Start Today in Bayside’s Block Island Race.” New York Times, July 29, 1938.
“38 Yachts Start in Vineyard Race.” New York Times, September 3, 1938.
“$7,500 Bracelet Found on Vagrant Returned to Wife of Tobacco Heir.” New York Times, December 16, 1952.
“Air Crash Suits Shifted.” New York Times, October 19, 1929.
Albright, Robert C. “ ‘Boss Away,’ Democrats Call Off $100 Feast.” Washington Post, March 28, 1941, p. 1.
“American Sent to Prison.” The Times (London), August 1, 1929.
“American Yacht Disqualified in Race.” Los Angeles Times, August 8, 1937.
“American Yawl Is Fifth.” New York Times, August 13, 1937.
“Amerikanischer Zigarettenfabrikant in Luzern Gestorben.” Luzerner Tag-blatt, December 17, 1964.
Anderhub, Bilder Georg. “Die Erinnerung der Eideschsen.” Tages-Anzeiger, August 21, 1998.
“Blitzen from the East.” Oakland Tribune, July 2, 1939.
“Blitzen Is Victor in Key West Race.” New York Times, March 12, 1939.
“Blitzen Sails On to Early Lead.” New York Times, July 30, 1938.
“Blitzen Triumphs on Corrected Time.” New York Times, March 7, 1939.
“Both Major Parties Report 1941 Deficits.” New York Times, January 4, 1942.
“Both Parties Evaded Law, Says Gillette.” Washington Post, January 12, 1941, p. 11.
“Brazil Revolt Gains Ground.” Los Angeles Times, August 25, 1932.
“Brother Thinks Young Reynolds Was Murdered.” Los Angeles Times, August 25, 1932.
“Chatterbox.” Los Angeles Times, May 24, 1939.
“Chatterbox.” Los Angeles Times, August 10, 1939.
“Chubasco Fails to Report in Honolulu Race Yacht Race.” Los Angeles Times, July 16, 1939.
“Concessions Charged on Party Loans.” Los Angeles Times, April 30, 1952.
“The Controversial Princess.” Time, April 11, 1960.
“Co-op Apartment Sold.” New York Times, October 21, 1953.
“Couple Wedded November 29.” Twin City Sentinel, 1932.
“Curtiss Field Saved as Aviation Centre: Big Airline Planned.” New York Times, August 14, 1927.
“Curtiss Service Adds to Airports.” New York Times, January 15, 1929.
“Democratic Shift Committee Posts.” New York Times, January 5, 1941.
“Democrats Report $414,617 Unpaid.” New York Times, March 13, 1941, p. 17.
“Democrats Report Outlay.” New York Times, October 31, 1936.
“Dick Reynolds Given $25,000,000.” Daily-Times News, April 4, 1934.
“Dick Reynolds Is in Winston-Salem.” The Landmark, August 26, 1932.
“Dick Reynolds Thinks Smith Was Murdered.” Florence Morning News, August 25, 1932.
“Dick Reynolds Weds an Actress.” The Landmark, August 8, 1946.
“Divorce Granted to Mrs. R. J. Reynolds.” New York Times, June 25, 1946, p. 23.
“Double Win Registered by Fleming.” New York Times, July 4, 1936.
“Drunkenness.” Time, August 12, 1929.
East, Bill. “Young Reynolds’ Newspaper Was Neighborhood Success.” Twin City Sentinel, December 16, 1964.
“Eloquent Milk Man.” Time, May 18, 1931.
Erwin, Robert. “Dick Reynolds.” State Magazine, August 16, 1941.
“Expanded Service of Line Approved.” New York Times, November 7, 1940.
“Expect Holman Trial to Be Held in 6 Weeks.” New York Times, August 16, 1932.
“Ex-Spouse Protests New Marriage by Reynolds.” Pasadena Independent, April 6, 1961.
“Extortion Defendant Sentenced.” New York Times, November 21, 1933.
“Faces Extortion Trial.” New York Times, November 5, 1933.
“Family Proposes Reynolds Division.” New York Times, November 17, 1934.
“Family Threatens New Reynolds Suit.” New York Times, March 12, 1935.
“Fandango 2 Miles Ahead.” New York Times, July 17, 1939.
“Fastest Quarter by Static.” New York Times, January 17, 1937.
“Fatal Motor Accident.” The Times (London), July 24, 1929.
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