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(15 March 1952 - 1961) (divorced) (2 children)
March 52
is seen at the Encore Room with her bridegroom, Navy Lieutenant John E. Baker. They are noted chatting comely with Dan Dailey, to whom she once was reported engaged. She and Baker met on a blind date and he proposed the first night they were out.
15 March 52
marries Baker in Las Vegas, Nevada. It`s her second marriage. She says about her sudden marriage to Baker: "I`m 27 years old and I looked all over for a good, steady man. The trouble with men in Hollywood is that they`ve been everywhere and they know all the answers."
August 52
will give up her acting career after her baby arrives to farm in upstate California with husband, Baker. There will be a new Lorelei Kilbourne in "Big Town."
3 November 52
her baby daughter is born prematurely. The girl lives less than 48 hours.
September 53
she and her husband have made a winter date with the stork again
seven Hollywood cuties are reported to be tested to replace her as Lorelei Kilbourne
2 February 54
her son, John Christopher, is born in Kern County, California. She and Baker live on a 2,000-acre cotton ranch near Bakersfield, California.
2 January 55
her daughter Stacy Jane is born prematurely in Kern County, California, and has to be kept in an incubator for eight weeks.
July 55
confesses to columnist Erskine Johnson that she’s really become a farm housewife.
9 November 59
she and Baker separate
June 61
she and Baker agree on divorce and file in Los Angeles, both charging cruelty. He`s 35 / 36; she`s 35 / 36. She asks a minimum of $500 a month for support for herself and for her two children, John, 7; and Stacy Jane, 6. Three hours of negotiations fail to produce a financial agreement. Baker, who operates a ranch at Delano in adjacent Kern Country, balks at permanent alimony. Their two suits will be tried September 14.
14 September 61
wins a divorce from Baker in Los Angeles testifying that hunting, fishing, and alcohol came before her. She receives custody of their two children, $300 monthly alimony, and $200 monthly child support. After the hearing, she lightly banters with Baker, lets him light her cigarette, and shakes his hand.
