Snider later had a photographer take professional nude photos of Stratten which were sent to Playboy magazine in the summer of 1978. "She was a lovely lady.". Dorothy Dandridge | American singer and actress | Britannica Last Known Residence. It is possible that when Babe Ruth learned of his mistress' pregnancy, he convinced Helen, unaware that Babe was the father, to adopt the baby girl. "As long as there is baseball, Daddy's name is always going to be mentioned. Julia was the older of the two, verging on adulthood . Snider had several responses to the second letter; he emptied the couples' joint bank account, he had a brief affair with an old girlfriend, and, now convinced that Stratten was having an affair of her own with Bogdanovich, hired a private detective to gather evidence of his wife's infidelity. In August 1978, Stratten moved to Los Angeles, California, United States, where she was chosen as a finalist for the 25th Anniversary Great Playmate Hunt. Mrs. Stevens became a spokeswoman for the Ruth family. Babe Ruth's Death - Cause and Date. As All That's Interesting explains, Monroe's death was ruled a suicide by police. A Boston Red Sox fan in her later years but always. Profession. Death Records Search Near Me Use My Location Death Records Search by State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Mrs. Stevens told Bloomberg News in 1998 that she was receiving more than $80,000 a year in royalties through deals arranged by CMG. After Helen's death, Dorothy lived with her father and Claire Merritt Ruth, whom he married in April 1929. Perform a free public death records search, including death certificates, death indexes, deceased records, death registers & registries, obituaries, and death notices. She loved to tell of the 14-room apartment on Manhattans Upper West Side where he delighted in trimming the Christmas tree with icicles and how, when she began dating, he made sure she returned home by midnight. Autopsy results officially ruled the cause of death for both Snider and Stratten, saying they both died from gunshot wounds to the head, according to a Los Angeles Times article published August 17, 1980. I cant ever imagine myself being with any other man but Paul, the publication reported. Dorothy Stratten. Although her family disagreed with this assertion, Puente explained to police that Monroe had not been the same since her husband's diagnoses. . [23] Each had been killed by a single blast from Snider's shotgun. Even well into her 90s, Stevens threw out first pitches at baseball games across the nation, attended Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. Claire Hodgson Ruth died in 1976 at 76 and Mrs. Pirone died in 1989 at 68.