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Published: 11/2/09

Michelle Triola's Post-Palimony Happy Ending

By  Bonnie Goldstein - Politics Daily
Michelle Triola's Post-Palimony Happy Ending

Melinda, I'm happy you brought up Michelle Triola. Triola's 1979 palimony claim gave uppity women a platform and vocabulary that nearly single-handedly removed the sordid "shacked up" connotation of two adults cohabiting as household partners -- particularly in California, where common-law marriages are not legally recognized. Gutsy in a never-eat-lunch-in-this-town-again way, Triola's landmark lawsuit against her former lad pal, actor Lee Marvin, did wonders for mistress's rights. In my youth, I swooned a little over Marvin's rugged he-man roles, and loved his under-used gift for comedy as ...

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