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“One was ‘Doomsday in Court,’ about a horror-movie star like Bela Lugosi, who is being sued for palimony by his live-in lover, which at the time was a big issue,” Burnett said.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 31, 2019

He’s prissy and self-centered, and the way he casually discards his live-in lover when he sees Josephina as available could use some more narrative examination, and possibly a consequence or two.

From The Verge • Feb. 1, 2019

The four lead actors make their improbable characters real, but the scene stealer is Stephen Wallem as Bruce’s live-in lover, Bob.

From New York Times • May 8, 2011

Perhaps Mitchelson's chief claim to legal fame was the concept of palimony, which he introduced by arguing in 1970 that Michelle Triola, Lee Marvin's live-in lover, might be entitled to some of the actor's property.

From Time Magazine Archive

She said she married Holm, her live-in lover for 2 1/2 years, only so he would not feel like a dog trailing behind her.

From Time Magazine Archive




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