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Melvin Mouron Belli (July 29, 1907 – July 9, 1996) was a United States lawyer and writer known as "The King of Torts" and by insurance companies as "Melvin Bellicose". He had many celebrity clients, including Zsa Zsa Gabor , Errol Flynn , Chuck Berry , Muhammad Ali , The Rolling Stones , Jim Bakker and Tammy Faye Bakker , Martha ...
Melvin Belli was born on 29 July 1907 in Sonora, California, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Tokyo File 212 (1951), Star Trek (1966) and Ground Zero (1973). He was married to Nancy Ho, Lia Triff, Pat Montandon, Betty Ballantine, Toni Nichols and Joy Turney.
May 10, 2024 · Melvin Belli was an American lawyer who was renowned for his flamboyant presentations in court. He was often dubbed the "King of Torts" because of the large awards he gained for clients involved in personal-injury cases.
Jul 11, 1996 · Melvin Belli, an impresario of a lawyer who pioneered new techniques and huge settlements in personal injury cases and who defended Jack Ruby, the man who killed Lee Harvey Oswald, died on...
Jul 10, 1996 · Melvin Belli, the flamboyant San Francisco lawyer called the “King of Torts” for his pioneering courtroom tactics and big money awards on behalf of “the injured little guy,” died Tuesday ...
Melvin Belli was born on July 29, 1907 in Sonora, California, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Tokyo File 212 (1951), Star Trek (1966) and Ground Zero (1973). He was married to Nancy Ho, Lia Triff, Pat Montandon, Betty Ballantine, Toni Nichols and Joy Turney.
Mel Belli was born into a pioneer family in Sonora, Tuolumne County, the heart of California’s Gold Rush region. His father, Caesar Belli, was born in Eureka, Nevada and was a prominent banker in California’s Mother Lode region. His grandmother, Anna Mouron, was California’s first woman druggist.
