Charlene
2006-01-20 04:37:52 UTC
Movie star Shelley Winters realized her dream of marrying boyfriend
Gerry DeFord hours before she died this past weekend. The Poseidon
Adventure star's partner of 18 years called off the couple's wedding
plans after Winters' daughter Vittoria Gassman publicly opposed the
marriage. Gassman, who took charge of her mother's estate while she
battled drug problems, refused to give up her right to the actress'
fortune and Winters eventually decided to give up on her wedding
dreams. But she became Mrs. Gerry DeFord on her death bed when actress
pal Sally Kirkland, a legally ordained Los Angeles minister, wed the
couple on Friday night. It was 85-year-old Winters' fourth marriage and
DeFord's first. Winters died of heart failure 10 hours after exchanging
vows.
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Sally Kirkland is an ordained minister?
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Gerry DeFord hours before she died this past weekend. The Poseidon
Adventure star's partner of 18 years called off the couple's wedding
plans after Winters' daughter Vittoria Gassman publicly opposed the
marriage. Gassman, who took charge of her mother's estate while she
battled drug problems, refused to give up her right to the actress'
fortune and Winters eventually decided to give up on her wedding
dreams. But she became Mrs. Gerry DeFord on her death bed when actress
pal Sally Kirkland, a legally ordained Los Angeles minister, wed the
couple on Friday night. It was 85-year-old Winters' fourth marriage and
DeFord's first. Winters died of heart failure 10 hours after exchanging
vows.
--
Sally Kirkland is an ordained minister?
wd41