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Order Number	00110838
Title	Maria Montez and Pierre Aumont wed
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 9210
Date	1943
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	Maria Montez was born on June 6, 1912 in Barahona, Dominican Republic, the daughter of The Honorary Vice Consul of Spain. She was a popular actress in the United States during the 1940s. Her accent and background made her "exotic" and she starred in a series of Technicolor adventure films including "Arabian Nights" and "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves." Montez's films were very popular during World War II and she was nicknamed "The Queen of Technicolor." She married French actor Jean Pierre Aumont in 1943 and after the war they moved to Europe where she made several films. They had one child. Montez died of a heart attack on September 7, 1951.; Jean Pierre Aumont was born on January 5, 1911 in Paris, France. Aumont was in several films in France but left in 1942 as the Nazis took control of the country. He went to Hollywood and appeared in a few films before returning to Europe to join the Free French Forces. He fought in North Africa, Italy and France. For his bravery during the war, Aumont received the Legion d'Honneur and the Croix de Guerre. After the war he resumed his acting career, working in film, television and on the stage. In 1956 he married actress Maria Pavan, they had two children. He died on January 30, 2001.
Description	Photograph caption dated July 14, 1943 reads "Maria Montez, film actress, and Pierre Aumont, Franch (sic) star, are shown when they were married last night in Beverly Hills."
Subject	Montez, Mari´a,--1912-1951. Montez, Mari´a,--1912-1951--Marriage. Aumont, Jean Pierre. Aumont, Jean Pierre--Marriage. Newlyweds--California--Beverly Hills. Women--California--Beverly Hills. Men--California--Beverly Hills. Couples--California--Beverly Hills. Motion picture actors and actresses--United States. Beverly Hills (Calif.). Group portraits Portrait photographs Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection