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(Denise Billecard)
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| 8 September 25 |
is born in Paris, France, to Paul Billecard, a manufacturer and shipper of bakery goods, and his wife, Alice. She has four sisters: Alice, Janette, Helene, and Suzanne.
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| Early 40s |
her father dies when the Nazis occupy their home
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attends school in Paris and the University of Dijon
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| c. 45 |
is discovered behind the perfume counter of a Paris store
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is "The Most Beautiful Girl of Paris" and "The Most Photographed Girl in France"
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becomes a featured singer at La Comedie Francaise
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is elected mascot of an American Army football team in France
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marries Robert Atkinson
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| 49 |
spends a balmy California night with two young Parisians but gets no love. This story will show up in Confidential magazine in November 1956.
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| 17 October 50 |
marries millionaire and Washington real estate dealer Peter Crosby at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York
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| Autumn 51 |
divorces Crosby in Yautepec, Mexico
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| October 51 |
Rock Hudson is her dinner date
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| Early 50s |
is romantically linked with actor Steve Cochran
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| July 55 |
steadily goes out again with Steve Cochran
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| 14 April 61 |
marries Robert Gerard Atkinson of New York in Vero Beach, Florida. The ceremony is performed in the office of the county judge.
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Sources:
Hollywood Players: The Forties by James Robert Parish, Silver Screen, Screenland, Picturegoer, Confidential, The New York Times |
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