Word: wifely
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...that," said Commodore Trunnion. "Why not?" asked his wife. "Because I'm not mad," said the Commodore. "Prove it," said Mrs. Trunnion. And this he could not do. Instead, he put her off his ship, made her walk the plank in fact, and went back to his old way of living with Hatchways, his mate, and Fawcett, an able seaman...
...Claudette Colbert's wide-set eyes, tender voice and Gallic smartness herein make their screen debut. Graciously she suggests the thoroughbred woman who may be kept but who will ultimately be married by any sensible keeper. The corporation lawyer so fortunate as to convert his woman into his wife is played by Walter Huston who last week delighted Manhattan in person in The Commodore Marries (see p. 18). While this couple are buffeted about by the vicissitudes of their liaison, chiefly consisting of the lawyer's bumptious children, they often run afoul of the lawyer's drinking...
Walter Hagen, professional golfer, separated from his wife since October 1928, was ordered by a Los Angeles court to pay her $9,300 in back payments due her under their separation agreement...
Marshal Joseph Jacques Cesare Joffre left Paris for Evian-les-Baines, health resort. To anxious friends he explained he was going not for himself but because his wife was taking a cure for rheumatism...
Helen Hayes, wife of Playwright Charles MacArther (Lulu Belle, co- author The Front Page) broke her contract to play in Coquette next season. When the Actors' Equity Association complained she answered: "Surely I broke my contract, I'm going to have a baby. That is more important to me than the title role in Coquette...