Title supplied by cataloger.; Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Artie Shaw and Lana Turner were married on February 13, 1940, in a last second ceremony in Las Vegas, Nevada. Turner was only 19 years old. The marriage shocked and surprised many and was highly publicized. Their marriage was turbulent and abusive and lasted just shy of seven months. Photograph caption dated February 13, 1940 reads "Lana Turner pins a boutonniere to the coat of her husband, Artie Shaw, as they honeymooned today in Beverly Hills following an early morning elopement to Las Vegas. The 'college sweetheart' and swing band maestro said they decided to see the minister only yesterday. The wedding was a big surprise to Hollywood."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Turner, Lana,--1921-1995 Shaw, Artie,--1910-2004 Motion picture actors and actresses--United States Band musicians--United States Clarinetists--United States Composers--United States Arrangers (Musicians)--United States Boutonnieres--California--Beverly Hills Couples--California--Beverly Hills Newlyweds--California--Beverly Hills Honeymoons--California--Beverly Hills Beverly Hills (Calif.) Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs Group portraits Portrait photographs
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