Talk:Bobby Van

message: :The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 
The result of the proposal was moved. --BDD (talk) 21:38, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Bobby Van (actor) →  – Of the three uses on the dab page Bobby Van, the actor is the only one of the three that 1.) has the exact name "Bobby Van", and 2.) has an article. The British slang is of little importance to the dab, but can still be hatnoted. "Bobby Van Trust" is a sufficiently different name that, per WP:PTM, should not be on the dab page in the first place. In short, I think it's safe to say that this is the only "Bobby Van" that most people are looking for. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 20:55, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

text: The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal.  Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.
I've done a lot of research on Van, and if anyone wants to help me format stuff (I don't know how to do it), I'd be glad to write some highlights of his career.Imbabs (talk) 21:21, 13 July 2018 (UTC)
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message: ***He and Diana Garrett (real name Ernestine Garrett. DOB 11/7/1927 per marriage license) were married on September 11, 1952, but kept the marriage secret until January 1953 (Reno-Nevada State Journal, January 11, 1953).
Bobby and Diane attempted to have children for several years, but after losing a near-term baby in 1956 (The Progress-Index, Petersburg-Colonial Hights, Virginia, December 16, 1956 "medics give Diana 'restored-to-health' certificate following the cancellation of the Vans stork date"), they adopted a son in 1959 named Peter, 9 months after taking him in as a five day old baby (Independent, Feb. 22, 1961). 
In 1959, Both Van and Garrett were injured in when their car was rear-ended (with passenger Judy Garland with them) (L.A. Times, November 13, 1959) and sued the other driver, seeking $107,000.  Diane claimed she was unable to move for three weeks after the accident, both she and Bobby claimed back injury.  Bobby was awarded $1,500 and Diana $5,000. (L.A. Times, November 20, 1959).  Judy Garland testified for the Vans.
They separated (Vidette Messenger of Porter County, January 11, 1964) in January of 1964 and the divorce was final on September 27, 1966 despite rumors of a reconciliation in July of 1964 (Pasadena Independent July 6, 1964). He had returned to town as his son was undergoing emergency hip surgery, not to reconcile. In November of 1964, Walter Winchell stated in his column that Van "(recently divorced after a dozen years) hopes to persuade actress Emmaline Henry to be his new spouse." (Indianapolis Star, November 14, 1964). Imbabs (talk) 21:21, 13 July 2018 (UTC)
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message: ***The marriage of Bobby and Elaine ran a difficult course - an announcement was made On October 30, 1967 (Daily News, Oct. 30, 1967) that they had wed, but they had not. Then in November, a blurb in a Hollywood column (The El Dorado Times, Nov 29, 1967) stated that Bobby said he and Joyce planned to marry on December 2, 1967, but her brother, Frank Pinchot had chosen that date to marry his wife, so they would choose another date). In February of 1968, it was announced they would marry in Los Angeles on March 21. Bobby and Elaine were married in Las Vegas on May 1, 1968 (Clark County marriage license and New Castle News, Pennsylvania, May 13, 1968).  One week later, Van filed for an annulment (Los Angeles Times, May 7, 1968 and Independent Long Beach, May 7, 1968) stating "fraud, non-consummation and that the "24 year old actress told him she wanted to have children but this was only to induce him into marriage".  An article states that Bobby said that Elaine felt "so unhappy and insecure (about marrying), that it's the only way." (New Castle News, Pennsylvania, May 13, 1968) (She would later state on Tattletales that she "tried to run away". There is a preliminary divorce filed in 1968 for Elaine Joyce and Bobby Van.  Elaine is listed as Elaine J Pinchot, year of birth 1943. It appears that it was never finalized, and they went on to have a 12 year marriage.67.164.134.56 (talk) 22:12, 13 July 2018 (UTC)
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