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HelpRe: Old Hollywood Insp. CAF (Part 1)
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Born in 1914, Martha was the oldest child of a German immigrant family in Pennsylvania. Although she had yet to dye her hair platinum, she was still striking and had always possessed that doe-like gaze, which later become her trademark. Before fame she worked at textile factory, using her meager paycheck to support her parents. It was on a trip to New York to visit her aunt that she was spotted, soon finding work as a model, and eventually, an actress. Her first big role came in 1935, when she starred in "The Cigarette Girl". Though her name at birth was Martha, the studios decided to give her something more star-worthy.
The name they gave her was: Wilda Koffer.
Her Family:
LN: Köhler
DH: Johannes Ernst Köhler
DW: Minna Luise Köhler
-DD: Martha Eileen Köhler (Wilda Koffer)
-DD: Leola Elfriede Köhler
-DS: Erich Garland Köhler
-DD/DS: Erika Renate Köhler / Klaus Vernon Köhler
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Soon after, Wilda became a household name, starring box-office hit after hit. One of her most memorable roles would be as the seductive Madame Veruschka in the classic noir film "The Faded Rose". In 1940 at age twenty-six, she was married to fellow actor, BLANK, who she met on the set of her 1939 romance film, "When Love Hits". He was eight years her senior. They were the perfect Hollywood couple, her with her perfect blonde curls and willowy figure, him with his dark hair, blue eyes, and smoky baritone. Just seven months after their marriage, Wilda would give birth to a baby girl, much to the tabloids shock. Only three years later, Wilda would file for a divorce. The court proceedings were splashed across the news, and filled with every sordid detail, from the mistresses to the drugs and Kelly's supposed alcoholism. Despite it all, she would win full custody of her child.
LN: Dandridge
DH: Kelly Howard Dandridge
DW: Martha Eileen Köhler (Wilda Koffer)
-DD1: Willy Minna Dandridge
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Despite Will playing a younger version of her mother's character in "Choir Girl", she would eventually shun the fast-paced and, in her own words, "shallow" lifestyle of Hollywood. Willy became a well-respected OB/GYN in New York, and married a pediatrician. After years of resentment between the two, Wilda and Willy rekindled their relationship via the birth of Willy's first child. Now, they maintain a friendship, and spend the holidays together.
LN: Margolis
DH: David Baruch Margolis
DD1: Willy Minna [Dandridge] Margolis
-DS: Ariel Yaakov Margolis
-DD: Esther Avigayil Margolis
-DD: Miriam Aviva Margolis
The name they gave her was: Wilda Koffer.
Her Family:
LN: Köhler
DH: Johannes Ernst Köhler
DW: Minna Luise Köhler
-DD: Martha Eileen Köhler (Wilda Koffer)
-DD: Leola Elfriede Köhler
-DS: Erich Garland Köhler
-DD/DS: Erika Renate Köhler / Klaus Vernon Köhler
___
Soon after, Wilda became a household name, starring box-office hit after hit. One of her most memorable roles would be as the seductive Madame Veruschka in the classic noir film "The Faded Rose". In 1940 at age twenty-six, she was married to fellow actor, BLANK, who she met on the set of her 1939 romance film, "When Love Hits". He was eight years her senior. They were the perfect Hollywood couple, her with her perfect blonde curls and willowy figure, him with his dark hair, blue eyes, and smoky baritone. Just seven months after their marriage, Wilda would give birth to a baby girl, much to the tabloids shock. Only three years later, Wilda would file for a divorce. The court proceedings were splashed across the news, and filled with every sordid detail, from the mistresses to the drugs and Kelly's supposed alcoholism. Despite it all, she would win full custody of her child.
LN: Dandridge
DH: Kelly Howard Dandridge
DW: Martha Eileen Köhler (Wilda Koffer)
-DD1: Willy Minna Dandridge
____
Despite Will playing a younger version of her mother's character in "Choir Girl", she would eventually shun the fast-paced and, in her own words, "shallow" lifestyle of Hollywood. Willy became a well-respected OB/GYN in New York, and married a pediatrician. After years of resentment between the two, Wilda and Willy rekindled their relationship via the birth of Willy's first child. Now, they maintain a friendship, and spend the holidays together.
LN: Margolis
DH: David Baruch Margolis
DD1: Willy Minna [Dandridge] Margolis
-DS: Ariel Yaakov Margolis
-DD: Esther Avigayil Margolis
-DD: Miriam Aviva Margolis
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