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(October 26, 1952 - March 9, 1955) (divorced)
May 52 was the assistant of Renzo Cenana, the "Continental" of video fame. Kilgallen writes: "The minute she finishes the show with him, she rushes out of the Warner stage door to meet Guy Mitchell."
23 October 52
she and Guy Mitchell obtain a marriage license in Bakersfield, California
26 October 52
marries Mitchell at the Little Brown Church in The Valley in Hollywood, California. Mitchell arrived from Sacramento, California, just in time for the ceremony. He's 27; she's 21.
27 October 52
can't take a honeymoon because she has to report for work at a film studio. As she and Mitchell can't make Niagara for their honeymoon, they go to the Sportsmen's Lodge and have themselves photographed in front of the artificial waterfalls on its ground.
February 53
Kilgallen reports that Jackie and Mitchell "are knitting tiny garments for a summertime arrival"
September 53
is reported "madder than a wet hen" about reports of a rift with Guy Mitchell and joins him in Glasgow, England
23 September 53
she and Mitchell separate. Film circles in Hollywood say career rivalry caused the crash of their marriage in less than a year.
Early October 53
her attorneys say her flight to join Mitchell in Glasgow was against his wishes; in fact, it was a complete surprise to him
5 October 53
files for divorce from Mitchell in Los Angeles charging cruelty. She asks for $2,500 monthly support, $5,000 court costs and $25,000 for her lawyer, estimating community property to be worth $200,000. Mitchell's income, her petition states, exceeds $25,000 monthly. He's 27; she's 22.
October 53
the press thinks she is not only exaggerating Mitchell's yearly income, but also seeking a stratospheric support stipend
Nov 1953
Mitchell's attorneys are reported to have "stacks of documents” concerning Jackie Loughery that will be introduced into the courts if the former "Miss USA" insists on that titanic financial settlement
December 53
in addition to the divorce case, her lawyer, Alyce Maloney, files suit for assault and battery against Mitchell, claiming he tried to jam a cigarette down Jackie’s throat. She'll claim Mitchell got really rough a few days ago when he came to the apartment Alice and Jackie are currently sharing in Hollywood.
Mid-December 53
Mitchell's reported raging over her "preposterous" charges. "He claims she broke a promise they both made not to air their marital difficulties in the newspapers, so now he'll go with both barrels when he files his counter charges. One of his major rebuttals will be the allegation that the ex-'Miss America' refused to have children."
December 53
Mitchell takes out ads in New York disclaiming responsibility for her debts
16 February 54
signs out-of-court agreement papers toward settling her divorce from Mitchell. Her attorney, Irving B. Glickfield, says she will receive $1,500 monthly alimony for three years, $20,000 in cash and a division of community property, with two automobiles and a $60,000 home. Mitchell's lawyer, Bernard Reich, says his client hasn't seen the papers yet but that if they contain items discussed a few weeks ago, with minor changes, Mitchell will be ready to sign also.
March 54
slated for an uncontested divorce from Mitchell in New York City, she says she's looking for a man "who who loves home life and wants 12 children--six boys and six girls."
August 54
admits that she's talking to Mitchell by transatlantic telephone and that reconciliation might take place when he returns to Hollywood after September. Their divorce isn't final until next March.
September 54
Johnson reports that Mitchell, who is asking that she give up her TV and movie career, is cooking up reconciliation: "I am still in love with Jackie and I've made her a proposition."
February 55
Johnson confirms that their reconciliation didn't jell. The next Mrs. Mitchell may be Betty Lee, "Miss Texas."