{"id":1103,"date":"2012-03-17T08:42:49","date_gmt":"2012-03-17T16:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anndvorak.com\/cms\/?p=1103"},"modified":"2012-03-17T08:42:49","modified_gmt":"2012-03-17T16:42:49","slug":"this-day-in-ann-dvorak-history-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anndvorak.com\/cms\/this-day-in-ann-dvorak-history-9\/","title":{"rendered":"This Day in Ann Dvorak History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anndvorak.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DvorakFenton1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1104\" title=\"DvorakFenton1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anndvorak.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DvorakFenton1-222x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anndvorak.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DvorakFenton1-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/www.anndvorak.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DvorakFenton1.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Today marks what would have been the 80th wedding anniversary of Ann Dvorak and Leslie Fenton.<\/p>\n<p>On the morning of March 17, 1932, Ann and Leslie boarded a chartered plane from what is now the Bob Hope airport in Burbank, and flew to Yuma, Arizona. They were married by noon. Instead of flying back home immediately, they took a detour to the Agua Caliente resort in Mexico but did not tell anyone. When the couple did not show up at the expected time, and reports of a plane crash started appearing, the worst was feared. The newlyweds finally arrived in the early evening and were greeted by friends, family, and press photographers.<\/p>\n<p>They marriage would last 14 years and during that time, Fenton would prove to have a great deal of influence over his wife. Ann&#8217;s pre-War years with Fenton did seem to be her happiest and most secure, and the day she eloped was probably one of the most memorable of her life.<\/p>\n<p>Happy anniversary Ann &amp; Leslie!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks what would have been the 80th wedding anniversary of Ann Dvorak and Leslie Fenton. 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