Michelle Triola Marvin

Michelle Triola Marvin, who waged a landmark palimony case against former lover actor Lee Marvin of "The Dirty Dozen" fame, died Friday at age 76. She underwent surgery for lung cancer last year and died 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 — who died in 1987 — while working as an extra in his 1964 movie "Ship of Fools." They lived together for six years and she took his last name but never married. The relationship ended in 1970. Afterward, ... Read Full Story

Michelle Triola Marvin , who filed a landmark palimony case against actor Lee Marvin , passed Michelle Triola Marvin, in a picture from the mid-70s. (latimes.com) away today, October 30, 2009, at the age of 76. Marvin filed a lawsuit against The Dirty Dozen actor after living together for over six years, claiming that Marvin had promised to support her for the rest of her life. While the case ultimately ended up awarding Marvin no money, it helped establish the idea within the California court system that non-spousal partners could file for a portion of joint property due to to violations of a relationship ... Read Full Story

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