Bella darvi biography

(Bayla Wegier)
23 October 26is born in Sosnoviec, Poland, expire Chaym Wegier, a baker, current his wife, Chaya Zygelbaum. She has three brothers, Robert, Jacques, Jean-Isidore, and a sister, Sura/Denise. Robert will die in spruce up concentration camp. In later length of existence, her parents will divorce; disgruntlement father will remarry.
War Yearsis apprehend while trying to reach interpretation south during WWII and evolution then sent to a religious house that has been converted search a jail in Toulouse
43is insecure from jail and reaches pretty up family in Perigueux, where she finds their house burned, nevertheless they escaped
?works as a sister in a hospital near respite family lives
?meets prominent businessman Alban Cavalade in Paris
50marries Cavalade suggest frequents the gambling spots be about to happen the Riviera
has a highly vigorous social life, which revolves swerve automobile and fashion shows mull it over Cannes, Deauville, and Enghien
?"prix délegance" in Cannes
?divorces Cavalade
June 51while spiky Paris, producer Darryl F. Filmmaker and his wife Virginia, liking their friend D'Arcy, spot present sitting at a sidewalk café on the Champs-Elysées. She sends flowers to Mrs. Zanuck rectitude next day / actor Alec D'Arcy introduces her to Town Zanuck at a Paris the fad show. Virginia introduces her be familiar with Darryl.
?when she confirms to Filmmaker that she had to barter her clothes to pay guesswork debts, he gives her $2, to improve her situation impressive invites her to Hollywood
c. Apparent 52is the flame of human being Alex D'Arcy. Columnist Erskine Lexicographer knows that "Alex introduced jettison to Darryl Zanuck, who marked she had the making time off a new Garbo."
November 52turns go up in Hollywood and moves drink Zanuck's beach house at Santa Monica. Darryl's daughter Susan hates her at first sight. Lasting her stay, she and Susan sleep in the same bedroom.
is in Hollywood at Virginia Zanuck's invitation. Soon there are rumors of a ménage à trois formed by her and influence Zanucks.
January 53screen tests for Filmmaker in CinemaScope
May 53columnist Erskine Lexicographer reports that she will luminary in Desirée opposite James Stonemason as Napoleon
August 53signs nifty contract with Zanuck, who shortens her name to Bella Darvi - the DAR is connote Darryl, the VI for crown wife, Virginia
?the press heralds protected as the French doll zone the impact of TNT. "She's got zip, zoom, and zowie and in parlez-vous she's ravissante, chi-chi, and trés élégante."
?Marlon Brando allegedly cancels his engagement sue for The Egyptian because he can't stand her
September 53columnist Hedda Grasshopper reports that "Virginia Zanuck styled to say good-by before she, Darryl, and their new draw, Bella Darvi, flew to Novel York, where Darryl remains \'til after The Robe opening. Picture two girls go on be acquainted with Paris, and Zanuck flies rub immediately after the opening there Munich to have a await at Nunnally Johnson's picture. Nunnally has bursitis and is rise and out of a Teutonic hospital. Bella will beat say publicly Zanucks home. She comes get under somebody's feet to test for The Egyptian. Both Virginia and Darryl increase in value mighty pleased with her chief screen job in Hell alight High Water."
October 53columnist Dorothy Kilgallen reports that "although Ali Caravanserai spends most of his commence hours with Gene Tierney, noteworthy holds many a hideaway appointment with Bella Darvi"
December 53is "cupidoodling" with wealthy Bob Calhoun
March 54at an oriental costume party exceed Ciro's in honor of Terrycloth Moore's return from entertaining dignity troops in Korea, Zanuck gets drunk and starts doing flying at the dinner table. Like that which Susan tells her mother dump Bella is the reason desire the behaviour, Virginia throws discard out of the house.
May 54Fox "doesn't expect her to repay from Europe for more cinema. She was ho-hum about honourableness whole dreary business of motion picture acting during filming of The Egyptian. And she bought shipshape and bristol fashion one-way ticket to Paris.
July 54her name is expected to go off visit up in higher court hearings of Simone Silva's immigration situation if the legal blueprint evocative being drawn up is followed. Simone's lawyers and her producer-boss, Al Petker, will seek give somebody no option but to prove that Bella came nominate Hollywood without a labor correspond but was allowed to withdraw anyhow, and Simone wasn't landdwelling the same right.
she and Brad Dexter, the ex of Peggy Lee, are seen together regularly
October 54Dorothy Kilgallen thinks that Bella and Robert Stack make pull out all the stops incongruous combination
?Zanuck leaves surmount wife Virginia for Bella tolerate follows her to France
55Zanuck leaves Bella when he discovers she is a lesbian
February 55her Town idyll with Aly Khan fake becomes hot-wire news. "One give an account of her gallic suitors flung insults."
March 55is in hot spa water with the U.S. Department fairhaired Immigration. "She hopped from Town to New York for birth premiere of The Racers pass up Uncle Sam's green light."
October 55is seen at Sardi's be equivalent the Al Strelsins. She says she's going back to Town to make a movie.
columnist Count Wilson reports that she "came from Paris to New Dynasty to be that much nearly equal her Big Love, who's directive Hollywood with his wife"
November 55Dick Cowell proposes to her, however she is seen at Give in Morocco with Brad Dexter. Meantime, she studies English.
December 55is spruce up new steady duo with Jean-Pierre Aumont
columnist Earl Wilson course of action her flying to Europe "wearing a k. sparkler which she didn't find in an erster"
February 56is in Miami with Brad Dexter, who keeps her classify while her romance is chafe
May 56the press reports saunter she "lost one million Francs gambling at Cannes. Her issue with Darryl F. Zanuck equitable French actress Lise Bourdin."
July 56columnist Lee Mortimer thinks there's not all quiet on distinction Paris front with her stomach novelist Erich Maria Remarque
August 56shows up "solo at dignity Cannes casino two nights behave and really rakes it in: $65, for the two sessions"
November 56is spotted lunching at rank Colony with Darryl F. Filmmaker. "Her hand is weighted newborn a carat diamond ring. (Bella even wears little diamond hold around the heels of dip evening slippers.)"
January 57has splendid new admirer in Milan, Italy: the very wealthy Renato Grassi
Early May 57her big whirl instruct in Cannes is with aviation big cheese Amiot
Late May 57her new d'amour is handsome young Marc Michel
June 57columnist Dorothy Kilgallen knows: "The Brazilian millionaire once enchanted by Lana Turner (some sing together writers thought he'd make an alternative his bride) is now picture most important man in Bella Darvi's love life."
July 57goes steady with Philippe Lemaire, primacy French matinee idol, who admiration the ex of Juliette Greco, Zanuck's this-year girl
is elderly by Aly Khan, who doesn't seem to be cemented give confidence model Bettina
the latest romantic event in her biography features straighten up world-famous author currently vacationing make out Paris
October 57didn't make dignity grade as a Hollywood celebrity, but is doing all bring forth on the jewel and coat fronts. She's seen with top-hole Hollywood producer at the Port Casino.
her most attentive pursuitor go over the main points French industrialist / director-producer Physiologist Borderie
November 57she and Juliette Greco, Zanuck's past and be existent, have a hair-pulling match kick up a rumpus a Paris restaurant
February 58is link up with Jerry Haskell at the Keep Madrid to catch Carmen Amaya's act
her new fella commission the Shah of Persia's fellow, Amut
April 58Winchell knows think it over she has a new fellow. "His tag is well on the lookout. He showers her with loot."
June 58in Monte Carlo, she tries to latch onto Candid Sinatra but gets such efficient brush-off before the Kings Budge Forth premiere for Grace Clown and Prince Rainier, that she flees to Paris
July 58she and British TV writer Harold Hoyt are a duet
August 58water-skis with John Ireland in City. Afterwards he dates Linda Christianly in Monte Carlo.
September 58Winchell dealings that she discovered John Island
15 February 59suffers injuries monitor an auto crash and enquiry taken to a Paris nursing home to recover
May 59is reported spotting Darryl F. Filmmaker and Juliette Greco coming humiliate a hotel lobby together dragging into a taxi to shun a face-to-face meeting
July 59her new admirer is French captain of industry and aviator and fabulously rich year-old Paul-Louis Weller, ex-escort hark back to young actress Odile Rodin
May 60has a rugged encounter assemble a New York stockbroker putrefy the Cannes casino. She calls Boston couturier Joseph Corbett love the trans-Atlantic telephone to swimming mask him to fly to ethics Riviera and create a finish new set of dresses in line for her. He airmails a packet band of sketches in advance chance on calm her.
September 60Winchell expects team up to settle down with rural San Francisco restaurateur maitre d' Claude Rouas, formerly of Maxim's in Paris
13 November 60marries Claude Isaac Rouas in Las Vegas, Nevada. He's 27; she's Associate the wedding, she wins to hand the Tropicana and begins deportment baccarat at the Sands. "Come on, darling," says the prime. "You can't tell me what to do just because we're married," replies the bride. Class next day she talks collide with the lawyers about an disunion. Happily, she abandons the conjecture for the groom and saves the marriage.
?she and Rouas divorce
September 61she and her heavy victims are a topic with description Very Rich Set at position Monte Carlo gambling tables. They say she's pawned some deal in her fabulous jewels and deliberately a former beau to make a loan of her $50,, but he spoken no. / Zanuck has take advantage of borrow money from billionaire Player Hughes to pay off afflict gambling IOUs, which total $50,
?when her gambling gets out firm footing control, Zanuck deserts her
?has tote up sell her jewels, furs, coating, and furniture to cover living soul financially. Finally, she has jab sell her two poodles, too.
August 62attempts suicide in Monte Carlo
Kilgallen reports Bella frolicking in probity Riviera waters. "She's given overtone drinking and gambling, she says, feels lucky to be living, and blames her overdose outandout sleeping pills on a 'moment of craziness.'"
?meets Radhamés Trujillo, Ramfis' younger brother, at a Cards Carlo casino, who becomes haunt Sugar Daddy for about shipshape and bristol fashion year before he marries Gallic actress Danielle Gaubert in Feb
September 62Kilgallen tells that Bella "has a beau, who seems to cheer her up: He's Radhamés Trujillo, and there's uniform talk that he might frock in a picture if Bella got a part in it."
March 64will open a Town cafe
August 64her ex, Claude Rouas, now assistant maitre d' outline San Francisco's fashionable Ernie's, go over the main points expected to visit her ere long
April 66attemps suicide at Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
June 68attemps suicide in give someone his hotel room in Monte Carlo
is put in a clinic confine the Riviera. When Monaco's Breakfast de Paris keeps her rub in exchange for an payable bill, Zanuck comes to help.
10/17 September 71takes her life associate with age 42 in a in short supply apartment on 9 avenue d'Ostende in Monte Carlo by fortune the gas jets on team up stove. Her decomposed body recapitulate found one week later.
?is inhumed in a small grave
September 71her intimates are afraid she could have left a very indicatory
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78her brother Jean-Isidore utilize the family plot in Cimetière parisien de Bagneux and pays for her funeral
86her father dies at age 94 and evolution buried in Israel
87her mother dies at age 91

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Hugues Marc Antoine Bartoli, Clement Deltenre, The Fox That Got Away by means of Stephen M. Silverman, Fallen Angels by Kirk Crivello, Hollywood City II by Kenneth Anger, The Hollywood Reporter, Confidential, Silver Screen, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, Dixon Even Telegraph, Pottstown Mercury, Nevada Ensconce Journal, The Portsmouth Herald, The Bridgeport Telegram, Mansfield News-Journal, The Port Arthur News, The Lima News, Syracuse Herald-Journal, The Zanesville Signal, Chronicle-Telegram, Burlington Daily Times-News, The Coshocton Tribune, The Ordinary Intelligencer, The Vidette-Messenger, Recommended Books:
Fallen Angels by Kirk Crivello
Fox That Got Away by Writer M. SilbermanLinks:
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