Renee Torres
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Renee Torres born Renee Osterman, was a Mexican
-American
actress and the sister of Hollywood star Raquel Torres
. A half-German
half-Mexican woman,she appeared in a number of 1930s films, including The Devil On Horseback (1936), Captain Blood (1937), and God's Country and the Woman (1937).
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Renee left Pessis in April 1938 and sued him for divorce in Reno, Nevada
the same month. She claimed that the Hollywood press agent was familiar with other women and at one time had bound her hands behind her back and thrown her on the floor in the presence of other people. The divorce was granted on May 18, 1938
The legal dispute over the settlement amount continued until 1945. Originally Miss Torres asked for an amount of $2,000. Pessis contended her owed her a mere $75. Renee Torres married film actor Edward Ashley in 1943 in Acapulco, Mexico.
The couple returned to Acapulco in 1947 when Ashley was filming Tarzan And The Mermaids. She and Edward lived in Ocean Hills in Oceanside, California and preceded him in death there in San Diego County December 27, 1998.
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
-American
United States
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actress and the sister of Hollywood star Raquel Torres
Raquel Torres
Raquel Torres was a Mexican-born American film actress. Her sister was actress Renee Torres....
. A half-German
German Mexican
A German Mexican is a Mexican citizen of German descent or origin....
half-Mexican woman,she appeared in a number of 1930s films, including The Devil On Horseback (1936), Captain Blood (1937), and God's Country and the Woman (1937).
Negligent driver
On July 11, 1930 Renee had a traffic accident in which she was charged with hit and run driving and named with four others in a $1,752 damage suit. The plaintiffs charged that she was driving in a reckless manner. She explained to the presiding judge that she left the scene because she had been driving while wearing a pair of beach pajamas. She demonstrated this to him by removing her long coat and walking forward, clad in the pajamas. Torres did not go to jail.Personal life
Torres was married at least four times. She wed for the second time on January 16, 1937, to studio publicity man Erman Pessis (born March 20, 1913 — died November 16, 2008). She gave her age on that occasion as 25, and mentioned a previous union. They were married in Beverly Hills, CaliforniaBeverly Hills, California
Beverly Hills is an affluent city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. With a population of 34,109 at the 2010 census, up from 33,784 as of the 2000 census, it is home to numerous Hollywood celebrities. Beverly Hills and the neighboring city of West Hollywood are together...
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Renee left Pessis in April 1938 and sued him for divorce in Reno, Nevada
Reno, Nevada
Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
the same month. She claimed that the Hollywood press agent was familiar with other women and at one time had bound her hands behind her back and thrown her on the floor in the presence of other people. The divorce was granted on May 18, 1938
The legal dispute over the settlement amount continued until 1945. Originally Miss Torres asked for an amount of $2,000. Pessis contended her owed her a mere $75. Renee Torres married film actor Edward Ashley in 1943 in Acapulco, Mexico.
The couple returned to Acapulco in 1947 when Ashley was filming Tarzan And The Mermaids. She and Edward lived in Ocean Hills in Oceanside, California and preceded him in death there in San Diego County December 27, 1998.
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- Fresno, CaliforniaFresno, CaliforniaFresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...
Bee, Tuesday, July 19, 1938, Page 4A. - Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles TimesThe Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, Renee Torres Made Bride Of Studio Publicity Man, January 17, 1937, Page 5. - Los Angeles Times, Mate's Kissing Proclivities Win Renee Torres Divorce, May 19, 1938, Page 3.
- Los Angeles Times, Actress and Ex-Mate Disagree-$1200 Worth, October 19, 1945, Page 2.
- The News Herald, Women's Daily Feature Page, February 21, 1932, Page 5.
- Oakland, CaliforniaOakland, CaliforniaOakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
Tribune, Was She Going Too Fast?, Saturday Evening, August 2, 1930, Page B 3. - Oakland, California Tribune, Film Actress Glides Off After Auto Crash to Hide Her Beach Attire, Thursday Evening, August 14, 1930, Page D 13.
- Woodland, CaliforniaWoodland, CaliforniaWoodland is the county seat of Yolo County, California, located approximately northwest of Sacramento, and is a part of the Sacramento - Arden-Arcade - Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 55,468 at the 2010 census.Woodland's origins trace back to 1850 when California...
Daily Democrat, Another for John?, Thursday, July 18, 1935, Page 2.