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Melvin Belli
Belli in 1967
Born
Melvin Mouron Belli
(1907-07-29)July 29, 1907
Sonora, California, U.S.
Died
July 9, 1996(1996-07-09) (aged 88)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)
Lawyer, author
Spouses
Elizabeth Ballantine
(m. 1933; div. 1951)
Toni Nichols
(m. 1951; div. 1954)
Joy Maybelle Turney
(m. 1956; div. 1965)
Patricia Montandon
(m. 1966; div. 1966)
Lia Georgia Triff
(m. 1972; div. 1991)
Nancy Ho
(m. 1996)
[1]
Children
6
Melvin Mouron Belli (July 29, 1907 – July 9, 1996)[2] was a United States lawyer and writer known as "The King of Torts"[3] and by insurance companies as "Melvin Bellicose". He had many celebrity clients, including Zsa Zsa Gabor, Errol Flynn, Chuck Berry, Muhammad Ali, The Rolling Stones, Jim Bakker and Tammy Faye Bakker, Martha Mitchell, Maureen Connolly, Lana Turner, Tony Curtis, and Mae West. During his legal career, he won over $600 million in damages for his clients.[4][better source needed] He was also the attorney for Jack Ruby, who shot Lee Harvey Oswald days after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
^"Belli, Melvin Mouron | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
^Severo, Richard (1996-07-11). "Melvin Belli Dies at 88; Flamboyant Lawyer Relished His Role as Kingof Torts". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
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