[nmh]

The only time I have heard of DiMaggio “beating her” were from questionable sources. It doesn't fit his demeanor. He wasn't “jealous” of her. He was a private man that didn't want his wife on display. He didn't want other men gawking over provocative poses or showing off her charms to them. He was an old fashioned conservative and her career in Hollywood had exactly the opposite as a requirement not only for her career but her lifestyle.

Few Hollywood marriages survive. The ones that did where the ones that did NOT live Hollywood values. The McQueen's where married for years. They hid away in Conn. They did not want to be caught up in the Hollywood HIGH life. Speaking of Steve McQueen, in an interview he was questioned if he was true to his wife. His reply was, why settle from hamburger when you have steak waiting for you at home.

[patriot08]

Well, I still say Dimaggio should have known that that was part of MM’s life; posing seductively, being gawked at by other men. He had to know she’d never give up the movie star life and everything that went with it.