Michelle Triola
Actor
Spurned lover made legal history in palimony suit...and the so-called Marvin decision underscored the extent to which the sexual revolution of the 1960s had changed American society. Michelle Triola was born in Los Angeles on November 13, 1933, and majored in theatre arts at university. She... In this article: Michelle Triola, Lee Marvin, Marvin Mitchelson, Suicide, Ship of Fools, Flower Drum Song, and Gene Kelly |
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The Bergen Record | November 02, 2009
Palimony pioneer Michelle Triola Marvin dies
...at the Malibu home of actor Dick Van Dyke, her partner of 30 years, said family spokesman Bob Palmer. Michelle Marvin's birth name was Triola, and she met Lee Marvin while working as an extra in his 1964 movie "Ship of Fools." They lived...
In this article: Michelle Triola Marvin, Marvin Mitchelson, Lee Marvin, Surgery, Lung cancer, Dirty Dozen, Ship of Fools, Dick Van Dyke, and Hollywood
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washingtonpost.com | October 31, 2009
Michelle Triola Marvin, 75; lawsuit pioneered palimony
Michelle Triola Marvin, 75, the former live-in girlfriend of Lee Marvin whose lawsuit against the actor established the legal concept of palimony, died Oct. 30 at the Malibu home she shared with actor Dick Van Dyke, her companion of more...
In this article: Lee Marvin, Michelle Triola Marvin, Marvin Mitchelson, Cat Ballou, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Dick Van Dyke, Suicide, Academy Award, and University of California at Los Angeles
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Boston Globe -- Today's paper A to Z | October 31, 2009
Michelle Triola Marvin; filed landmark ‘palimony’ lawsuit
..."Cat Ballou'' earned him an Academy Award a year later. After the couple split in the early '70s, Ms. Triola, who by that time had adopted Marvin's last name, retained a lawyer and took Marvin to court, claiming that she deserved part of his...
In this article: Michelle Triola Marvin, Marvin Mitchelson, Dick Van Dyke, California, Academy Award, Lung cancer, and Lee Marvin
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Wales Online | October 31, 2009
Showbiz: Palimony pioneer Michelle Triola Marvin dies
Palimony pioneer Michelle Triola Marvin dies Michelle Triola Marvin, whose landmark lawsuit against her former lover, Dirty Dozen actor Lee Marvin, placed the word "palimony" into family law and changed the legal rights of unmarried...
In this article: Michelle Triola Marvin, Lee Marvin, Surgery, Lung cancer, Dirty Dozen, Ship of Fools, Dick Van Dyke, and Hollywood
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L.A. Times - Environment | October 31, 2009
Michelle Triola Marvin dies at 75; her legal fight with ex-lover Lee Marvin added 'palimony' to the language
...of six years, she took him to court, seeking $1.8 million, but won just $104,000, and that award was later thrown out. Michelle Triola Marvin enters court in Los Angeles with her attorney, Marvin Mitchelson, for a hearing and arguments on...
In this article: Lee Marvin, Michelle Triola Marvin, Marvin Mitchelson, Cat Ballou, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Los Angeles, Suicide, Academy Award, and Ucla.
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The Seattle Times | October 30, 2009
'Palimony' figure Michelle Triola Marvin dies
Originally published Friday, October 30, 2009 at 2:47 PM 'Palimony' figure Michelle Triola Marvin dies Michelle Triola Marvin whose landmark lawsuit against her former lover, "Dirty Dozen" actor Lee Marvin, placed the word "palimony"...
In this article: Michelle Triola Marvin, Lee Marvin, Marvin Mitchelson, Dick Van Dyke, Surgery, Lung cancer, Dirty Dozen, and Ship of Fools
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Ft. Worth Star-Telegram | October 30, 2009
Michelle Triola Marvin sued former lover Lee Marvin for 'palimony
Michelle Triola Marvin sued former lover Lee Marvin for 'palimony' Posted Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 Comments (0) Print Share Reprints LOS ANGELES - Michelle Triola Marvin, whose 1979 suit against her lover, actor Lee Marvin, led to the...
In this article: Michelle Triola Marvin, Lee Marvin, Dick Van Dyke, Los Angeles, Surgery, Lung cancer, Marvin Mitchelson, and Ship of Fools
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Yahoo! News | October 30, 2009
'Palimony' figure Michelle Triola Marvin dies (AP)
...the Malibu home of actor Dick Van Dyke, her partner of 30 years, said family spokesman Bob Palmer. Michelle Marvin's birth name was Triola and she met Lee Marvin - who died in 1987 - while working as an extra in his 1964 movie "Ship of...
In this article: Michelle Triola Marvin, Lee Marvin, Marvin Mitchelson, Dick Van Dyke, Los Angeles, All rights reserved, Surgery, and Lung cancer
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Michelle Triola (born 1933 in Los Angeles, California, United States) is an actress who is mainly notable for unsuccessfully suing Lee Marvin in 1977 after her relationship with him ended. The trial, which brought about the concept of palimony, was widely covered in the media at the time. During this time, she called herself Michelle Triola Marvin. She was represented by attorney Marvin Mitchelson.
Though the couple never married, she sought financial compensation similar to that available to spouses under California's alimony and community property laws. The result was the landmark case, Marvin v. Marvin, 18 Cal. 3d 660 (1976). The Supreme Court of California held that Triola could proceed with her suit, as it did state a cause of action and the trial court erred in granting judgment to Marvin on the pleadings.
The case was thus remanded for trial in the Superior Court in and for the County of Los Angeles. On April 18, 1979, Judge Arthur K. Marshall ordered Marvin to pay $104,000 to Triola for "rehabilitation purposes" but denied her community property claim for one-half of the $3.6 million which Marvin had earned during their six years of cohabitation. Both sides claimed victory, but in August 1981, the California Court of Appeal ruled that Triola could not show any contract between herself and Marvin to justify any payment to her. As a result, Triola recovered no money from Marvin. Supposedly other Hollywood males worried that they could also be "Marvinized," although by the end of the case it was clear that "palimony" for unmarried couples did not exist as a legal claim.
Triola's acting career was considered less than successful, with only minor roles, including a stand-in in Marvin's 1965 film Ship of Fools and later in the television series Diagnosis Murder.
She has lived with Dick Van Dyke for many years.
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