Title supplied by cataloger.; Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Mae Murray, born Marie Adrienne Koenig, was an American film actress and producer. She was very popular in silent films and became a member of the board of trustees at the Motion Picture & Television Fund, a charitable organization formed to offer aid for those in the business who were in need. Murray led a colorful life, marrying four times and often appearing in court, suing or being sued for various reasons. After the silent film era, her career began to wane. She walked out of her contract with MGM, angering boss Louis B. Mayer. She became blacklisted and did not make another film after 1931. Murray married Georgian prince, David Mdivani in 1926. He bankrupted her and they divorced in 1933. They became involved in a fierce custody battle over their only child. For most of her later life, Murray lived in poverty and she moved into the Motion Picture House in Woodland Hills, a retirement community for Hollywood professionals. She died there on March 23, 1965. First photograph caption dated October 24, 1933 reads "Another Mdivani romance came to an end today when Mae Murray, exotic blonde film star, was granted a divorce from Prince David Mdivani. She pictured her husband as unreasonably jealous of her attractiveness and often angry when she had company at their home. This photo shows the blonde star as she appeared in court wearing a jaunty sports costume."; Second photograph caption dated March 23, 1935 reads "Mae Murray, above, Hollywood star, today prepared for a new trial of her $300,000 suit against Tiffany Productions, Inc., and Herbert E. Croneweth over film earnings. The New York appellate court reversed a lower court's decision and granted her plea for a new trial."
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Murray, Mae,--1885-1965 Murray, Mae,--1885-1965--Divorce Murray, Mae,--1885-1965--Trials, litigation, etc Mdivani, David--Divorce Divorce--California--Los Angeles Motion picture actors and actresses--United States Trials (Divorce)--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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