Billy Curtis (3' 7") marries Lois De Fre (6' 4") on a beach in Miami.
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Short Summary
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Description
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Data
- Film ID:
- 953.08
- Media URN:
- 16236
- Group:
- Pathe newsreels
- Archive:
- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- 31/01/1938
- Sound:
- Sound
- HD Format:
- Available on request
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Duration:
- 00:00:36:00
- Time in/Out:
- 01:04:38:00 / 01:05:14:00
- Canister:
- 38/9
Unknown user says
"Lois de Fre" in text and tags should read Lois de Fee.
The marriage took place in January 1938. LOTS of Internet sources claim that the couple divorced the next day, however this isn't true - newspaper articles of the era show that Billy didn't file for divorce till June 1938, and the divorce wasn't finalised until July 1941.
A lengthy, vintage newspaper article about this unusual relationship can be found here.....
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19380227&id=TwwaAA
AAIBAJ&sjid=SA0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=53
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