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(Michelle Marie Fabares)
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| 19 January 44 |
is born Santa Monica, California, to James and Elsa Fabares, one of two girls. Her father's in real estate; her aunt is actress Nanette Fabray.
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starts dancing at age 4
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becomes a children's wear model
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| 53 |
has her acting break on a Frank Sinatra special
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| September 59 |
lives with her parents in an old two-story house in Hollywood
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is a freshman at Immaculate Heart High School
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| 61 |
is selected one of Hollywood's Deb Stars by the Screen Guild
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| 6 April 61 |
is crowned "Queen Azalea XIV" at the 14th Azalea Festival in Wilmington, North Carolina
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| April 62 |
has her first top ten hit, Johnny Angel; it reaches number six on the chart
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| October 62 |
the press reports that she "is in tune with music publisher Lou Adler"
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| June 63 |
decides to try her wings as a freelance performer and will be written out of the scripts of "The Donna Reed Show"
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| September 63 |
Movie Life asks: "Is Ann-Margret after her Lou Adler? Shelley’s not worried."
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| 24 October 63 |
has to appear in Los Angeles court because "she has made so much money she can't pay her income tax." She owes $2,435 on a $10,000 tax for 1962. Her problem is solved in court when Judge Ben Koenig allows her to withdraw $2,500 in government bonds from a court-ordered savings plan.
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| May 64 |
is signed to a multiple-picture contract by Columbia Studio
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| 7 June 64 |
marries music publisher Lou Adler at the Bel Air Hotel, in Los Angeles. He's 30; she's 20.
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| August 64 |
receives savings bonds worth $32,400 from her earnings on "The Donna Reed Show" in Los Angeles. The bonds were put away under a savings plan.
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| November 64 |
is tested for Judy Garland's old role in MGM's upcoming TV series "Meet Me in St. Louis"
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| 9 January 65 |
she and Noreen Corcoran are among the seven bridesmaids at Annette Funicello's wedding to agent Jack Girardi at St. Cyril's Catholic Church in Encino
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| February 65 |
is signed for MGM's "Meet Me in St. Louis"
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| April 66 |
will be Elvis Presley's leading lady in Never Say Yes
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| January 67 |
she and Adler separate
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| October 67 |
her estranged husband is seen at the Daisy Club with singer Jill Gibson
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| April 70 |
columnist Marilyn Beck writes about Adler: "Lou suddenly recalls he's never gotten around to filing for divorce from Shelley Fabares - from whom she's been split for years..."
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| February 72 |
starts filming "The Little People" in Hawaii
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| April 72 |
columnist James Bacon writes: It must be real love with record mogul Lou Adler and Britt Ekland. The former wife of Peter Sellers has been in Beverly Hills for a month with Adler. Adler and Shelley Fabares are getting a divorce and Britt quit seeing the Earl of Litchfield."
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| April 72 |
columnist James Bacon writes: It must be real love with record mogul Lou Adler and Britt Ekland. The former wife of Peter Sellers has been in Beverly Hills for a month with Adler. Adler and Shelley Fabares are getting a divorce and Britt quit seeing the Earl of Litchfield."
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| Summer 72 |
files for divorce from Adler
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| c. summer 72 |
starts dating other men regularly
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| March 73 |
lives with her sister but is looking for an apartment of her own
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| April 73 |
plans a vacation in Alaska before returning to Hawaii to begin production for the second season of "The Little People"
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| May 74 |
columnist Marilyn Beck tells that Shelley returned from her Alaska vacation last month and "doesn't have to worry about Hawaiian humidity anymore - only about where her next assignment will come from. While Shelley was enjoying the Cold Country, NBC cancelled 'The Brian Keith Show'..."
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| May 76 |
resides in a condominium in Brentwood
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she and Adler have been separated for nine years but still not divorced because "that's all that's necessary"
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| 5 January 77 |
Adler celebrates the eighth anniversary of his separation from her by buying two new screenplays
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| 80 ? |
divorces Adler
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| 82 |
meets TV actor Mike Farrell at a CBS affiliates meeting in San Francisco, where she is filming "One Day at a Time"
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| 31 December 84 |
marries TV actor Mike Farrell. He's 45, she's 40.
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| 92 |
her mother dies of Alzheimer's disease
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| July 94 |
is nominated for an Emmy as best supporting actress for "Coach"
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| 95 |
is honorary chairwoman for Memory Walk, a fundraiser for Alzheimer's disease
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| 15 November 04 |
attends the "Voices for Justice" 2004 Human Rights Watch Annual Dinner at the Beverly Hilton
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Sources:
Independent Star-News, Tele Vues, Who’s Who in Hollywood 1966, Burlington Daily Times-News, Austin Herald, Screen Stories, Winnipeg Free Press, Movie Life, Humboldt Standard, Long Beach Independent, Pasadena Independent, Van Nuys News, Austin American-Statesman, New Castle News, The Fresno Bee, Mansfield News-Journal, Gettysburg Times, Daily Herald, pro.Corbis.com |
Recommended Books:
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Links:
Filmography
Elvis' Women: Shelley Fabares
The Unofficial Shelley Fabares Homepage |
