Pat DiCicco
| Pat DiCicco | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Pasquale DeCicco February 14, 1909 Queens, New York |
| Died |
October 24, 1978 (aged 69) New York, New York |
| Other names | The Glamour Boy of Hollywood |
| Occupation | Agent, Movie Producer |
| Spouse(s) |
Thelma Todd (m.1932–1934; divorced) Gloria Vanderbilt (m. 1941–1945; divorced) Mary Jo Tarola (m. 1953–1960; divorced) |
Pat DiCicco (February 14, 1909 – October 24, 1978) was an agent and movie producer. He was the husband of Thelma Todd and Gloria Vanderbilt. Todd's marriage in 1932 to DiCicco quickly degenerated into a series of drunken brawls, one of which resulted in her having an emergency appendectomy.[1] They divorced in 1934.
DiCicco is alleged to have participated in an altercation with comedian Ted Healy just before the latter's death in 1937. There was speculation that Healy's injuries from this supposed incident proved fatal, although an autopsy indicated otherwise.[2]
At 17 years old, Gloria Vanderbilt went to Hollywood where she married DiCicco in 1941.[3] Pat DiCicco proved to be a temperamental and abusive man who called her "Fatsy Roo," and beat her. "He would take my head and bang it against the wall," Vanderbilt said. "I had black eyes."[4] They divorced in 1945.[5]
He was a cousin of Albert R. Broccoli and gave him his well-known nickname "Cubby."
References
- ↑ Death of Thelma Todd
- ↑ http://www.empireonline.com/features/the-three-stooges
- ↑ Vanderbilt, Gloria (2004). ""The Great Thing" (4)". It Seemed Important at the Time: A Romance Memoir. Rockefeller Center, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020: Simon & Schuster. p. 31. ISBN 0-7432-6480-0.
- ↑ Last of the big spenders. Telegraph UK 11/23/2004
- ↑ Vanderbilt, Gloria. ""Happy Birthday" (6)". It Seemed Important at the Time: A Romance Memoir. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. p. 36. ISBN 0-7432-6480-0.