30 July 56
is miffed because her future husband, Beverly Hills oilman and stockbroker Frederick "Ted" Tillinghast III, stayed out until 3 a.m. the previous evening with his ex-wife, actress Sharon Lee. "I need this like a hole in the head," she says, calling the wedding off.
31 July 56
marries Tillinghast in a Yoga ceremony in Pacific Palisades, California. Under the Yoga ritual, the couple exchanged red and white roses in lieu of rings. A private dinner party follows. She says Tillinghast is joining her faith. He`s 35; she`s 28.
22 March 57
her daughter Darrin Elizabeth is born at Cedars of Lebanon hospital in Los Angeles
30 August 57
tells a newsman in Hollywood that her second marriage is on the rocks. "I have consulted an attorney and will seek a divorce on grounds of mental cruelty."
November 57
files suit for divorce from Tillinghast in Santa Monica, charging cruelty. She asks for alimony and support of their small daughter, whose custody she seeks. He`s 36; she`s 29.
29 January 58
divorces Tillinghast in Santa Monica, California. She testifies in Superior Court that he was unfaithful to her and bragged openly about his conquests of other women. "He would tell our friends that I was a peasant and that he was Frederick Tillinghast III," she tells the judge. "The III is very important to him." Tillinghast agrees to pay $100 monthly support for their daughter and $1 a month token alimony. He`s 37; she`s 30. Tillinghast will marry Jeanne Hallman in 1959.