August 40 meets Edward Ernest Steinel, who acts under the name of Ted "Michael" North, when he is cast in Chad Hanna. She is replaced by the older and better-known Paramount star Dorothy Lamour
Summer 41 becomes better acquainted with actor Ted "Michael" North during the filming of Charlie Chan in Rio. A few months later, her romance with Stack fizzles.
43 20th Century-Fox does not pick up the option on her contract. Ted "Michael" North is also a casualty of Fox’s player purge. Shortly thereafter, she initiates nightclub work as a solo headliner and signs a three-picture deal with Universal. She states that she turned down the Angela Lansbury role in MGM`s Gaslight in favor of an East Coast personal appearance tour.
12 December 43 marries Ted "Michael" North; he is three years her senior
Late 45 North is discharged from the Navy
3 October 46 files for divorce against North after several months of marriage-problem rumors, which are fueled by Mary Frances Hughes and "dutifully" reported by Hedda Hopper, who states that the marriage failed "due to post-war adjustment" issues. Actually, she had expected him to get a job either as an actor or as an architect after his military service. In a 1944 publicity blurb for Men on Her Mind, North stated that he "wanted to build and sell houses after the war." In actuality, she spends most of 1945-46 doing personal appearance work back East, while North accompanies her.
Early 47 her son Donald James Steinel is born. He will later teach scuba diving and sell high-end underwater equipment.
October 47 the divorce is finalized. She testifies that North only contributed $15.00 toward his son’s support at birth. She renews her Hollywood career after an absence from the screen of two years.
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