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Film Actress Gets Divorce Betty Compton, English-born film and stage actress, was granted a divorce at Key West, Florida, from her husband, James J. Walker, ex-Mayor of New York. This was her second suit, the first alleging that Walker was cruel to her, having failed because the court decided she had not proved cruelty. She now r. ked for a divorce on the grounds that he was a tormentor and bickerer, was violent, and had an ungovernable temper. Betty Compton, who is 34, was born in the Isle of Wight, and for a time lived with her husband at Dorking, Surrey. Mr Walker, who is 60. was Mayor of New York from 1926 to 1932, when he resigned.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIX, Issue 21971, 24 May 1941, Page 12
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121END OF ROMANCE Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIX, Issue 21971, 24 May 1941, Page 12
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