Duke's Wives-2. Esperanza Baur

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[ejgreen77]

She was a feisty battle axe and I still don't don't know what Duke saw in her.

The dumbest move Duke ever made was marrying her, and the smartest move he ever made was not having any children with her. Think about the God-awful circus that would have been in the divorce courts.

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[ethanedwards]

We had a pretty good time together, when she wasn't trying to kill me!

(1954, in an interview with Hedda Hopper regarding his marriage to Esperanza "Chata" Baur.)

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[ethanedwards]

Thanks to an email from new member Luis Matos,
We are now able to confirm Esperanza's
Date of Death, as March 11 1961.
and divorce from Duke as November 1, 1954

[tjslawman]

I could be mistaken..and Im checkin and will verify...but Esparanza "Chata" died in Mexico shortly after the divorce...sometime in 1955/56..will get back..apparently of a heart attack brought on by drinkin.....Will advise.....TJ " The Lawman" It was Gail Russell that died in 1961..also alcohol....

[ethanedwards]

I could be mistaken..and Im checkin and will verify...but Esparanza "Chata" died in Mexico shortly after the divorce...sometime in 1955/56..will get back..apparently of a heart attack brought on by drinkin.....Will advise.....TJ " The Lawman" It was Gail Russell that died in 1961..also alcohol....

tj, this information comes from a Mexican fan
and Mexican movie buff.
It is also verified on the internet.

Gail Russell died on 26 August 1961
She died alone in her apartment in Los Angeles, California, USA.
surrounded by empty liquor bottles of a heart attack
induced by acute alcoholism

[tjslawman]

Keith...Right you are!! I stands corrected...Dont know why I thought she died earlier...Great people and great info here on the site....Thanks...and will talk again.....I'd buy u a drink...little too far away..so I'll have one for you....TJ " The Lawman"

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[challenger]

great photos

[JOHNWAYNEABE]

Great pictures never seen those before a Hispanic woman in love can be quite jealous and really for no good reason I know first hand I am married to one. It was meant for them to part ways and good for us he would have ended up protecting himself landed in jail smart man he got out of it

[BatjacAuburn]

I was curious about the date of death controversy on top of this page and googled her. There are sites that have '56 and some '61. Seems to be 61 is the most prevalent..but while looking I found her IMDB profile and guess who was in three of the five Spanish movies she was in?

Pedro Armendáriz who in fact had the lead in her last movie Guadalajara in 1943.

The rest of you may have known this but it was new to me.

[ethanedwards]

I was curious about the date of death controversy on top of this page and googled her. There are sites that have '56 and some '61. Seems to be 61 is the most prevalent..but while looking I found her IMDB profile and guess who was in three of the five Spanish movies she was in?

Pedro Armendáriz who in fact had the lead in her last movie Guadalajara in 1943.

The rest of you may have known this but it was new to me.

Thanks for spotting this
and for further reading, here is our dedicated thread
Pals Of The Saddle- Pedro Armendáriz

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