Divorce
Sir John Waller looks for a wife
The good news for Sir John Waller (1917-1995) was that he inherited a fortune. The bad news was that in order to inherit the full amount (rather than just the annual interest payments) he had to marry and have a son.This presented a problem since he was homosexual and had no interest in marrying a woman. Nevertheless, he undertook to satisfy the requirements to obtain his inheritance.
In 1964 he proposed to singer Brigitte Bond soon after meeting her. But he subsequently discovered that she was transsexual and couldn't bear him a child. The engagement was called off two months later.
In 1974 he married Anne Eileen Mileham, and she soon got pregnant — but gave birth to a daughter. That didn't satisfy the inheritance requirements, so again, he promptly divorced her. The scuttlebutt is that he wasn't actually the father of the child anyway.
He died without ever having inherited the money.
More info: wikipedia
London Daily Express - Feb 23, 1995
In the video biography of Brigitte Bond below, there's some discussion (beginning at 11 minutes) of her brief engagement to Waller. Besides her association with Waller, Bond is famous for being the inspiration for the Beat Girl logo used by the ska band the Beat.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Nov 25, 2024 -
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Category: Inheritance and Wills, Divorce, Marriage
Divorce - the perfume
Her Highness Sheikha Mahra Bint Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum recently divorced her husband. Inspired by this event (or to celebrate it?), she's launching a new perfume called "Divorce".Not exactly a perfume to give a romantic attachment. I guess she's aiming at a very specific market niche.
More info: MiddleEastEye.net, Instagram, Mahra M1
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Category: Divorce, Perfume and Cologne and Other Scents
Waited Too Long
Birmingham Post Herald - July 31, 1964
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Category: Divorce, Marriage, 1960s
Wife asks separation from meowing husband
Holland Evening Sentinel - Apr 3, 1969
Posted By: Alex - Sun Jan 28, 2024 -
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Category: Divorce, Cats, 1960s
Bob’s Marriage Repair Kit
Preacher Bob Harrington's guide to a successful marriage, released in 1974. Three years later he got divorced. Info from wikipedia:
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Category: Divorce, Marriage, 1970s
The man who cut his house in half
The story goes that, in 1976, Eugene Schneider cut his house in half with a chainsaw as a spiteful way of complying with the divorce requirement that he split his assets evenly with his wife.But as you can see from the photos below, he didn't actually succeed in cutting the house in half, although he did a lot of damage with the chainsaw. It was all eventually repaired, and the house is still standing, in one piece, today. You can view it on Zillow or Google Maps.
Calgary Herald - Mar 30, 1978
Central New Jersey Home News - Aug 6, 1976
New York Daily News - Aug 3, 1976
Charges were filed against Schneider, but somewhat surprisingly (at least, I find it surprising) a jury cleared him of all wrongdoing.
Central New Jersey Home News - Feb 16, 1977
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Category: Architecture, Divorce, 1970s
Hypnosis Test for Divorce
Uncertain about whether to get divorced? Dr. Herbert Mann promised that hypnotism would provide an answer.
Passaic Herald-News - Oct 18, 1965
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Category: Hypnotism, Mesmerism and Mind Control, Divorce, Marriage, 1960s
Dummy Divorce
Photo source: The Baltimore Sun Baltimore, Maryland 21 Aug 1953, Fri • Page 4
Text source: Los Angeles Evening Citizen News (Hollywood, California) 21 Aug 1953, Fri Page 11
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jun 19, 2021 -
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Category: Law, Puppets and Automatons, Husbands, Wives, Divorce
Eating Mrs. Grote’s Sandwich
Rev. Jensen evidently thought Mrs. Grote's sandwich tasted pretty good. His wife, however, was not amused.
Los Angeles Evening Post-Record - Jul 28, 1927
Posted By: Alex - Fri Jan 22, 2021 -
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Category: Food, Divorce, Marriage, 1920s
Breaking Up Housekeeping
Article source.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jan 12, 2020 -
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Category: Architecture, Domestic, Divorce, Interior Decorating, 1930s
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