July 22, 1956 - July 29, 1963
November 1955 she and Bob Brunson plan to marry in Mexico in November. "Before we do it, of course," says Bob, "Cathy will have to get another divorce from Joe Kirkwood, Jr., in Mexico. She’ll probably pick Juarez. Then we will be married and take a honeymoon in Texas and at Acapulco."
16 March 56 her abrogation becomes final. She probably will wed Brunson in May.
16 July 56 she and Robert M. Brunson, a Los Angeles electronics company executive and employee of Topp Industries, receive their marriage license at Santa Monica City Hall. They have known each other for eight years.
July 22, 1956 marries Brunson in the Beverly Hills Community Presbyterian Church. Only immediate family members attend the 4 p.m. service. He’s 34; she’s 29. It is the second marriage for each. They leave for a honeymoon to an undisclosed location.
the couple settles at Rancho Santa Fe, near San Diego, California
21 July 62 she and Brunson separate on their sixth wedding anniversary
24 January 63 sues Brunson in Los Angeles Superior Court for separate maintenance, charging cruelty. She asks for reasonable support, listing her expenses at $1,050 a month. She estimates Brunson’s income at $50,000 a year. A hearing is set for February 1.
July 29, 1963 says in court in Los Angeles that her husband was "an extreme perfectionist" and divorces him with testimony that he couldn’t stand it if an ashtray or a magazine was not in its proper place. He’s 41; she’s 36.