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1953: Rita Hayworth marries Dick Haymes in Las Vegas. Says, "This marriage will stick."
Rumors out of Africa are that Clark Gable (divorced from Lady Ashley) and pretty newcomer Grace Kelly are "in love" on location on Mogambo.
Olivia de Havilland marries Paris magazine journalist Pierre Galante.
Beautiful Suzan Ball saddens hearts of fans by having a leg amputated because of cancer.
Elizabeth Taylor and new husband Michael Wilding on Stork's list.
The Gregory Pecks end their marriage. Rumors that Greg will marry Veronique Passani.
Bing Crosby's dates with Mona Freeman stir up much talk. But everyone convinced Bing will never marry again.
Big news of the Oscars this year is that "best support" is won by Frank Sinatra, launching him on brilliant acting career.
1954: Debbie Reynolds gives up dating Robert Wagner and starts dating Eddie Fisher. (Heaven help us all!)
Marilyn Monroe and Joe di Maggio in bombshell divorce after short marriage. Marilyn starts kicking up heels on contracts.
Pier Angeli and Vic Damone marry despite belief that Pier was very much in love with new rage, James Dean, of East of Eden fame.
Beloved Lionel Barrymore passes.
Robert Taylor marries Ursula Theiss after a divorce and 13 years of marriage to Barbara Stanwyck.
Peter Lawford, new "teenagers' delight," marries Patricia Kennedy, daughter of former Ambassador to England, Joseph Kennedy, and sister of Senator John Kennedy.
John Wayne and Pilar Pallette wed in Honolulu.
Tyrone Power and Linda Christian divorce. Ditto Susan Hayward and Jess Barker, both couples with much bitterness.
Grace Kelly soars to stardom in The Country Girl for which she wins an Oscar. Marlon Brando wins for the males in On the Waterfront.
Hottest box office attractions in Hollywood: Marlon Brando, Grace Kelly, and James Dean.
1955: Liberace, the rage of the TV screen, makes his screen debut in the financially disastrous Sincerely Yours, proving that the public won't pay to see what it can get free on TV.
Mario Lanza starts a series of explosive headlines having nervousbreakdown tantrums at the New Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas. His entire career is imperiled.