(July 21, 1946 - July 18, 1993) (his death) (2 children)
June 45 columnist Dorothy Kilgallen reports that "just divorced Dusty Anderson and Hollywood director Jean Negulesco (who used to belong to Veronica Lake) are a warm summer item..."
August 45 Negulesco is reported trying to borrow her, his fiancée, from Columbia to play a role in his next picture
September 45 columnist Louella Parsons knows that Negulesco would like to marry Dusty immediately, but her divorce from Mathieu won't be final until June. "Dusty has written the captain in China, sent papers, and asked him to sign a release so she can go to Las Vegas and get her freedom. But so far he hasn't answered. Dusty believes maybe he hasn't received them, but she is hoping that he will make it possible to her to get a Nevada divorce without delay."
20 July 47 in Hollywood, she and Negulesco announce that they’ll marry July 21 at the home of producer Howard Hawks, who will be best man. Pianist Jose Iturbi will give the bride away.
21 July 47 marries Romanian-born Negulesco in West Los Angeles. He's 43; she's 28. The ceremony is performed by a justice of the peace. Actress Angela Greene catches the bridal bouquet.
June 48 she and Negulesco will repeat their vows in a formal church ceremony this summer in England
May 53 columnist Harrison Carroll reports: "Director Jean Negulesco, reported separated from Dusty Anderson, assures me he plans to pick her up in Paris and take her to Rome where he will film Three Coins in the Fountain. 'I don't pretend she went to Paris with my blessing,' he concedes. 'I thought it was a stupid expense. But Dusty wanted to study painting, and when one of those Cherokee Indian girls makes up her mind, nothing is going to stop her.'"
Early May 53
she and Negulesco deny the divorce buzz
Mid-May 53 columnist Dorothy Kilgallen thinks the Jean Negulescos "are writing the Unhappy Ending after all these years..."
June 53 Negulesco is expected to stop off in Paris in June en route to Rome to pilot Three Coins in the Fountain. "Purpose: To talk his wife, Dusty Anderson, into reconciliation."
August 53 she and Negulesco invite 9-year-old war orphan Adelina Peluso from Naples to Rome for a visit. They have supported the girl for three years under the Foster Parents for War Children plan. Dusty buys Adelina a whole new wardrobe; Negulesco introduces her to actresses Dorothy McGuire and Jean Peters, who are in the scene he's directing from We Believe in Love.
August 55 Negulesco is reported directing The Rains of Ranchipur happily, "for he knows that his wife is safe at home, pursuing her painting career. Dusty Negulesco has made much progress as a painter and her pictures have received good notices from the art critics."
May 57 the Negulescos give a party for hosts who gave them so many farewell parties before they took off last year for Greece to film Boy on a Dolphin
December 57 is gifted with a black mink coat by Negulesco before they take off for Paris and Rome, where the Rosanno Brazzis will give them a big party. Afterwards they'll tour France to seek locations for That Certain Smile, then return home to start the picture.
January 61 attends the Archie Preissmans' party wearing a short black dress before taking off with Negulesco for his European location
November 75 the Negulescos attend the Bulgari jewels show at the Bel Air Hotel. Among the guests are the Stuart Kramers, the Robert Stacks, Cyd Charisse, and Shirley Lord.
January 76 the Negulescos are among the guests of the big affair hosted by Cyd Charisse and Tony Martin honoring London's John Mills and the William Levitts at the Bistro
May 76 the Negulescos give a private party at their Hollywood home to display her paintings before the works are placed on the market. Among the guests are Hope Lange, Sammy and Tita Cahn, John Greene and his wife Bonnie.
September 76 she and her husband are among the guests at composer-conductor John Green and his wife Bonnie's Labor Day brunch. Doris Day, June Allyson, Georgiana and Ricardo Montalban, Marje Everett, and Marge Champion attend, too.
February 82 the Negulescos attend Richard Gully's party thrown for Dana Wynter at the Bistro in Beverly Hills. Among the guests are Connie Towers and John Gavin, Jill St.John, Douglas Campbell and Ivan Goff.
18 July 93 Negulesco dies at age 93 in Marbella, Spain, of heart failure. Names of survivors are not immediately available.
22 July 93 Negulesco is interred at San Bernabe Cemetery in Marbella