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Norma Taylor (born Evelyn Ruth Shepard) was an American dancer and showgirl. Early years. Norma Taylor was born to Harrison Milton Shepard and his wife, Nina Olivia (Rosengren) Shepard in Omaha, NE. [1] In 1925, Taylor joined the chorus of a traveling show.
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- Franklyn Thorpe Read About Mary Astor's Affair with A Famous Playwright.
- For Revenge, Franklyn Thorpe Blackmailed Mary Astor.
- Mary Astor Put Everything on The Line For Her Child.
- The Press Reported That Mary Astor’s Diary Was Written in Purple Ink.
- George Kaufman Fled California to Avoid Jail.
- Franklyn Thorpe’s Bad Behavior Came Out During The Trial.
- Rumors Spread That Mary Astor Kept A Scorecard of Hollywood Lovers.
- Studio Bosses Ordered Mary Astor to Give Up The Case.
- Mary Astor Got Through The Trial by Acting.
- In The End, The Public Sided with Mary Astor.
By 1936, Astor and Thorpe, a physician, had been married five years and shared a daughter, Marylyn. Both sides had had affairs. Astor wanted out of the marriage, writing in her diary, "I don’t love Franklyn any more... I am unhappy and bored with him." But whenever she tried to leave, they had violent arguments. "Our life was a series of explosions...
Thorpe demanded Astor give him sole custody of Marylyn, half of Astor's house, and control of her finances. If she didn't agree, he said he'd release the diaries to the public. In the 1930s, adultery was cause for outrage—especially if committed by a woman. Banking on this double standard, Thorpe threatened to "blacken her name and the names of her...
But Thorpe didn't stop there. For the next 15 months, whenever he and Astor clashed, he threatened to take Marylyn away. Astor alleged he also started abusing the child. "He'd shake her so hard her teeth rattled and bit her lips," Astor toldthe court. "Then he’d spank her and there would be bruise marks on her little body." Finally, Astor had enoug...
The diaries were the focus of the custody trial. Thorpe's lawyer announced that they would "split the movie industry wide open" because Astor "experimented with love as a scientist experiments with test tubes." Reporters vied for every detail of the mysterious diaries. When they glimpsed a page in court, they said that Astor wrote in purple ink. Th...
Kaufman, meanwhile, wanted nothing to do with the trial. When ordered to testify, he didn't show up to court. Furious, Judge Goodwin Knight put out a bench warrant for his arrest. Before the police could track him down, however, Kaufman jumped on a train to New York. The judge banned himfrom Los Angeles. “If Kaufman comes within the jurisdiction of...
On the stand, Thorpe's infidelities were revealed. In addition to the common-law wife, he had an affair with a showgirl named Norma Taylor, who once chased Thorpe with a carving fork—in front of Marylyn. Initially, Thorpe denied the romance with Taylor. But Woolley produced a photograph of them kissing, prompting Thorpe to admit that Taylor came to...
In absence of the real diary, the press published excerptsfrom a pornographic forgery, which included the rumor that Astor rated her lovers on a scorecard. One newspaper said Astor "was an unofficial scorekeeper in Hollywood’s tournaments of love. Four pages ... contain her charm ratings of the ‘first ten’ among the male celebrities of screenland. ...
On the last day of filming the movie Dodsworth (1936) at MGM, Astor was called into producer Sam Goldwyn's office. When she arrived, all the heads of the major movie studios were waiting for her, including Louis B. Mayer, Jack Warner, and Harry Cohn. They ambushed Astor, telling her to give up the custody hearing, which they thought could damage th...
In court, Astor appeared poised and refined. Dressed in black, she was described as a "slender and frail dark-eyed wisp of a girl weighing barely a hundred pounds." She spoke in a deep, clear voice and was unshaken by the aggressive cross-examination. It was agreed she displayed "real life emotions" of "a mother risking everything" for her child. A...
When the judge ruled the diaries couldn't be admitted as evidence, Thorpe's lawyers released excerpts to the press. Soon, Astor's intimate musings were exposed nationwide. Impatient with the media circus, the judge ordered Astor and Thorpe to work out an agreement—or else. In the end, Astor triumphed, gaining custody of Marylyn for nine months a ye...
Norma Taylor was born on 19 January 1910 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. She was an actress, known for Tumbling Tumbleweeds (1935), Poppin' the Cork (1933) and The Adventures of Rex and Rinty (1935). She died on 5 June 1983 in Tampa, Florida, USA.
- January 19, 1910
- June 5, 1983
Norma Taylor was born on 19 January 1910 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. She was an actress, known for Tumbling Tumbleweeds (1935), Poppin' the Cork (1933) and The Adventures of Rex and Rinty (1935). She died on 5 June 1983 in Tampa, Florida, USA.
- January 1, 1
- Omaha, Nebraska, USA
- January 1, 1
- Tampa, Florida, USA
Dr Norma E Taylor is National President, Jamaica, Global University for Lifelong Learning, based in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Norma is currently the Island-wide Meet-the-People Coordinator for the Jamaica Tourist Board.
Norma Taylor was born on January 19, 1910 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. She was an actress, known for Tumbling Tumbleweeds (1935), Poppin' the Cork (1933) and The Adventures of Rex and Rinty (1935). She died on June 5, 1983 in Tampa, Florida, USA. See full bio »
