Michelle Triola Marvin

Actress

Female

Born Nov 13, 1932

Hometown Los Angeles

Died Oct 30, 2009

Death Place California

Nationality United States

Alma Mater Los Angeles

Other Names Triola, Michelle

Michelle Triola was an American actress who was mainly notable for unsuccessfully suing Lee Marvin in 1977, having cohabited with him from 1965-1970. The trial, which brought about the concept of palimony, was widely covered in the media at the time.… Read More

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Dick Van Dyke
Married 1976 - 2009
Lee Marvin
Dated 1975 - 1981

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Michelle Triola Marvin, 76, Of Landmark Palimony Suit
NYTimes - Oct 31, 2009

Michelle Triola Marvin, whose landmark alimony-without-marriage lawsuit against the actor Lee Marvin, her former boyfriend, helped lead to the concept of ''palimony'' settlements for unmarried partners, died on Friday morning in Malibu at the home she shared with Dick Van Dyke. She was 76. The cause was lung cancer, a spokesman, Bob Palmer, told
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Marvin Mitchelson, Father Of Palimony, Is Dead At 76
NYTimes - Sep 20, 2004

Marvin M. Mitchelson, the Hollywood divorce lawyer who parlayed the concept of ''palimony'' settlements for unmarried partners into a successful career representing celebrities, becoming a celebrity himself, died Saturday night in Los Angeles. He was 76. The cause was cancer, said his publicist, Sy Presten. During his 47-year-long roller coaster of
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Louis M. Brown, 87, Lawyer Who Emphasized Prevention
NYTimes - Dec 07, 1996

Louis Morris Brown, a lawyer and legal scholar who formulated preventive law as an academic discipline and a practitioner's specialization, died on Sept. 12 at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 87. The cause was heart failure, according to a statement from the University of Southern California, where he was professor of law emeritus. The
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Points West; For Movies' Tough Guy, A War At Home
NYTimes - May 10, 1989

LEAD: It's always a guessing game in this town. Who will be next? What star will have his or her private life splashed all over the media in some seamy lawsuit brought by a lover done wrong? The current target is none other than Dirty Harry himself, a.k.a. Clint Eastwood, who, at age 58, with his laconic sneer and tough-guy epithets, has become a
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1932 Birth Born in 1932.

TWENTIES

1958 26 Years Old Triola majored in theater arts at UCLA. She was a lounge singer and dancer. She danced in the original 1958 Broadway production of Flower Drum Song, directed by Gene Kelly.

THIRTIES

1965 33 Years Old Her film acting career consisted of minor roles, including a stand-in in Marvin's 1965 film Ship of Fools and a guest role on the Dick Van Dyke television series Diagnosis: Murder.

FORTIES

1976 44 Years Old Triola was born in Los Angeles, California. She never had children, having had two abortions and one miscarriage. She lived with actor Dick Van Dyke from 1976 until her death.

LATE ADULTHOOD

2008 76 Years Old In April 2008 she underwent surgery for lung cancer.

2009 78 Years Old The cancer caused her death on October 30, 2009 at the Malibu, California, home she shared with Van Dyke. … Read More

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