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Peaches Browning

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Peaches Browning (June 23, 1910August 23,1956), born Frances Belle Heenan, was an American actress, most famous for her failed marriage to New York real estate mogul, Edward West "Daddy" Browning. On her sixteenth birthday, mere weeks after meeting the 51 year-old Edward Browning, Peaches and "Daddy" were wed. Peaches Brownings' manager Marvin Welt (1883-1953) was one of the first theatrical agents to demand a percentage of total ticket sales for some of his clients. In 1926 Peaches tried to obtain a divorce during which the Putnam County, New York trial gained repeated coverage by New York city tabloid newspapers such as the New York Daily News and rival New York Daily Mirror. The story was soon picked up by the national newspapers and the couple became well known in US popular culture of the time. Among the notable incidents were her allegations of her husband's odd behavior including the fact that he kept a honking African goose in their bedroom. Nonetheless, the court turned her down, granting only a separation. When Edward Browning died in 1934, Peaches was awarded his entire estate. Peaches Browning died in 1956 and is buried in the Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York.

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