November 47
columnist Dorothy Kilgallen tells that Pat, "who trekked to Hollywood to visit Huntington Hartford, is on the verge of eloping with Vic Orsatti..."
July 48
she and fellow model Joy Lansing sport the same measurements: They are both five feet, six inches tall, weigh 115 pounds, and have a 36-inch bust, 33-inch hips, and a 23-inch waist.
August 48
gets a lot of attention from Vic Orsatti, the ex of actress Marie McDonald
June 49
her wedding date with Victor Orsatti will be August 1
August 49
will marry Vic Orsatti on Labor Day
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the Orsattis honeymoon in Europe
June 54
she and Orsatti are pictured dancing at the Club Mocambo
October 54
is sued by agent Walter Thornton for $120,000 in damages in Los Angeles. Thornton claims that as Pat Van Iver she signed a contract with him in 1945 and disappeared in 1946. After seeing the billboards he learned she is now the wife of Vic Orsatti. Thornton asks $20,000, which he says he spent promoting his client, and $100,000 "lost benefits" under the contract.
July 55
she and her husband, Vic Orsatti, will film Hong Kong in London and Hong Kong
25 February 60
gets her divorce from Orsatti in Los Angeles after nine years of marriage. She testifies that her husband spurned her meals, kicked the table and the TV set, and threw plates onto the floor. "My husband was preoccupied with his work 24 hours a day," she says. "He was nervous and high strung." The press gives his age as 53; hers as 29.