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Triola was born in [[Los Angeles]] and majored in theater arts at [[UCLA]].<ref name=LATimes /> |
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Triola was married to actor Skip Ward for six months from November 1961 to June 1962.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0911847/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm | title=Skip Ward | website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref> She reportedly lived with actor [[Dick Van Dyke]] from 1976 until her death in 2009;<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/31/us/31marvin.html |title=Michelle Triola Marvin, of Landmark Palimony Suit, Dies at 76 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 30, 2009 |first=Anahad |last=O’Connor |author-link=Anahad O’Connor |access-date=December 23, 2018 }}</ref> however, it was revealed in December 2025 that Van Dyke’s relationship with his current wife Arlene Silver, who he is acknowledged to have first met in 2006, had by |
Triola was married to actor Skip Ward for six months from November 1961 to June 1962.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0911847/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm | title=Skip Ward | website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref> She reportedly lived with actor [[Dick Van Dyke]] from 1976 until her death in 2009;<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/31/us/31marvin.html |title=Michelle Triola Marvin, of Landmark Palimony Suit, Dies at 76 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 30, 2009 |first=Anahad |last=O’Connor |author-link=Anahad O’Connor |access-date=December 23, 2018 }}</ref> however, it was revealed in December 2025 that Van Dyke’s relationship with his current wife Arlene Silver, who he is acknowledged to have first met in 2006, had by been ongoing “for nearly 20 years.”<ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/dick-van-dyke-turns-100-wife-arlene-interview-exclusive-11867910|title=Dick Van Dyke Turns 100! Says Wife Arlene Silver, ‘He’ll Live On Forever’ (Exclusive)|first=Liz|last=McNeil|magazine=People|date=December 13, 2025|accessdate=December 13, 2025}}</ref> She had no children.<ref name=LATimes /> |
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Triola was a lounge singer and dancer. She danced in the original 1958 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production of ”[[Flower Drum Song]]”, directed by [[Gene Kelly]].<ref name=LATimes /> Her film acting career consisted of minor roles, including a [[stand-in]] in Lee Marvin’s 1965 film ”[[Ship of Fools (film)|Ship of Fools]]” and a guest role on the [[Dick Van Dyke]] television series ”[[Diagnosis: Murder]]”. |
Triola was a lounge singer and dancer. She danced in the original 1958 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production of ”[[Flower Drum Song]]”, directed by [[Gene Kelly]].<ref name=LATimes /> Her film acting career consisted of minor roles, including a [[stand-in]] in Lee Marvin’s 1965 film ”[[Ship of Fools (film)|Ship of Fools]]” and a guest role on the [[Dick Van Dyke]] television series ”[[Diagnosis: Murder]]”. |
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American actress (1932–2009)
Michelle Triola (November 13, 1932 – October 30, 2009) was an American actress. She famously unsuccessfully sued actor Lee Marvin in 1977, having cohabited with him from 1965 to 1970. The trial, which brought about the concept of palimony, was widely covered in the media. During this time, she was Michelle Triola Marvin, having legally changed her name to add Marvin’s surname to her own. She was represented by attorney Marvin Mitchelson.[1]
Personal life and career
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Triola was born in Los Angeles and majored in theater arts at UCLA.[1]
Triola was married to actor Skip Ward for six months from November 1961 to June 1962.[2] She reportedly lived with actor Dick Van Dyke from 1976 until her death in 2009;[3] however, it was revealed in December 2025 that Van Dyke’s relationship with his current wife Arlene Silver, who he is acknowledged to have first met in 2006, had by then been ongoing “for nearly 20 years.”[4] She had no children.[1]
Triola was a lounge singer and dancer. She danced in the original 1958 Broadway production of Flower Drum Song, directed by Gene Kelly.[1] Her film acting career consisted of minor roles, including a stand-in in Lee Marvin’s 1965 film Ship of Fools and a guest role on the Dick Van Dyke television series Diagnosis: Murder.
Although she and Marvin never married, Triola sought financial compensation similar to that available to spouses under California’s alimony and community property laws. The result was the landmark case Marvin v. Marvin, 18 Cal. 3d 660 (1976).[5] The Supreme Court of California held that Triola could proceed with her suit, as it did state a cause of action and the trial court erred in granting judgment to Marvin on the pleadings.
On April 18, 1979, Judge Arthur K. Marshall ordered Marvin to pay $104,000 to Triola for “rehabilitation purposes”, but denied her community property claim for one half of the $3.6 million which Marvin had earned during their six years of cohabitation. The award was overturned in 1981 by the California Second District Court of Appeals, which ruled that the award was not proper but left intact the precedent, which permitted unmarried couples to sue for division of property when they separate. The appellate court found that there was no basis for the award.[6][7][8]
In April 2008, she underwent surgery for lung cancer. The cancer caused her death on October 30, 2009, at the home she shared with Van Dyke. She was 76 years old.[9]
- ^ a b c d Woo, Elaine (October 31, 2009). “Michelle Triola Marvin dies at 75; her legal fight with ex-lover Lee Marvin added ‘palimony’ to the language”. Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 3, 2009. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ “Skip Ward”. IMDb.
- ^ O’Connor, Anahad (October 30, 2009). “Michelle Triola Marvin, of Landmark Palimony Suit, Dies at 76”. The New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ McNeil, Liz (December 13, 2025). “Dick Van Dyke Turns 100! Says Wife Arlene Silver, ‘He’ll Live On Forever’ (Exclusive)”. People. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
- ^ Tobriner, J.; Wright, C. J.; McComb, Mosk; Sullivan, JJ.; Richardson, JJ.; Clark, J. (December 27, 1976). “Marvin v. Marvin (1976) 18 C3d 660”. Online.ceb. Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ “‘Palimony’ Award Overturned”. Newsday (Suffolk Edition). Associated Press. August 13, 1981. p. 6. Retrieved December 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Laskin, Jerry. “California “Palimony” Law — An Overview”. Goldman & Kagon Law Corporation. Retrieved October 4, 2006.
- ^ “Unmarried Cohabitant’s Right to Support and Property”. Peoples Law. Maryland State Law Library. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ “‘Palimony’ figure Michelle Triola Marvin dies”. The Washington Times. Associated Press. October 30, 2009. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
