meets Marie Adrienne Koenig, a.k.a film star May Murray, when working in the oil fields of Signal Hill, California
27 June 26 marries Mae Murray in Beverly Hills, becoming her fourth husband. He`s about 26; she`s 37. Screen idol Rudolph Valentino is best man and actress Pola Negri is maid of honor.
1 August 31 Murray files suit for divorce from him in Los Angeles. She claims he repeatedly beat and cursed her. His profession is given as Hollywood artist. The press heralds: "On January 1, 1928, in Buffalo, New York, while they were at the Statler hotel, Miss Murray declared her husband beat her with his fists, locked her in a bathroom, and kept her a prisoner for several hours. On her release, she left the apartment and stayed at another hotel for the night, she stated. On March 2, 1928, at their home in Los Angeles, Mdivani was alleged to have beaten his wife in the presence of a servant, to have cut her lip, to have chased her with a loaded gun, and to have used profanity and called her ugly names."
18 April 33 his father dies in Paris of uremia and heart disease
Mid-June 33 is sued for divorce by Murray, who claims unreasonable jealousy
Late June 33 Murray and her sister-in-law, Mary McCormick, are pictured discussing marital troubles. "They have had receivers appointed for the oil interests owned by their husbands, both asserting that they furnished the money for the investments."
24 October 33 Murray obtains her divorce from him in Los Angeles. He does not appear to contest the case, and Superior Judge Robert W. Kenny enters a default decree. Under a settlement, David will establish a $5,000 trust fund for the benefit of their 6-year-old son, of whom Murray obtains custody. She doesn`t ask for any interest in community property and waives alimony testifying, about David`s jealousy: "He showed this by sulking and not speaking to me for days at a time. If I danced more than once with another man, my husband would pull me away and sometimes he`d pinch me."
11 December 33 Murray`s rose-colored beach mansion in Playa del Rey is auctioned off for $11,000 on the steps of the Hall of Justice by a sheriff`s deputy. It cost $100,000.
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