Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-12-07 | Page 1 | Ex-Husband of Star Dies While She Sends Love

Y- Y VY J Her Love Cable Loses to Death 11 i. i I b s 's r S tf t f c 5 DOLORES DEL RIO r Husband Ik-Husband d if f Star St r Dies While I She Sends Love Last Message Arrives T Too po Late Dolores k Reported ported in State I of Collapse of-Collapse By ERIC KEYSER I United Press Staff Correspondent I BERLIN De Dee Dea 7 Jaime 7 Jaime del Rio 1 author and playwright died today with the comfort of telegrams of love and devotion from his d divorced divorced di- di wife Dolores del Rio picture picture pic pic- ture star read to him until he was no longer able to hear lie JIe awoke from his coma this afternoon and whispered Dolores Dolores Then he died The young Spaniard his promising promising promis promis- ing career cut short by an infectiOn infection infection tion that set in after an operation dl died d at the l at p. p m. m Death th c catho came me after I four days of or during durIng during dur dur- ing which he murmured the name I of his former wife in moments o of I delirium At times when he was lucid the encouraging cablegrams from the actress were read to him He lie would smile and seem to rest more ily Doctors said they could not understand how he hinger linger lin hin- hin ger on for the last four days when they expected his death mOl ilk ily Their ony ony explanation wits that he be was stirred d to 10 to resist death bYthe by bythe bythe the cablegrams from his former wife wite The ca cables les kept coming comin constantly constantly constantly con con- to buoy him up Yesterday one arrived which said Wish Vish I were with you bay baby y be- be I Continued on page 6 C. yD WV Ex Husband Ex-Husband x us an o oStar of 1 Star Dies While ti 1 x She Slie Sends Love It i 5 4 f v Continued ed from pa page e 1 I l' Ilove Jove you God bless you DoJ Do- Do J res tills this mornIng another cable said saidI I I love Jove your Dolores Dole V j e A tc c V minutes be before foro th the tho end the following arrived Keep up courage darling I dont don't forget you ou In my heart You must get set well I love you Dolores i It was too toolate late and he never hever heard the message Miss Miss' del Rio who Is in Lo Los Angeles An- An geles telephoned across a conti conti- nent vent t time the e Atlantic ocean ocean- and Ita half of of- Europe last night to Implore Curtis Berlin the tive of ot United Artists corporation to ta move roo heaven and earth to save Del Dei Rio It was a repetition of ot the tho phrase she used in a a. cablegram when she learned of ot his critical ill ill- ness S said he ho hoped to toe be e able to return the cablegrams to Miss del dI Rio to comfort her 1 FRIENDS AT BEDSIDE Del ej RIos Rio a friends were at his bedside constantly during during- the Ute day Fred hied Stein who has been collaborating collaborating rating with Del Rio on a play said he be had never seep seen a more sight Ig-ht than the d dying mans man's tiou to the wife whom he had lost At the bedside when death came was tas padre Sanchez Moreno old family priest of Del Rio who was called from Spain at the patients urgent request lie Ira administered the last Jast sacraments and sta stayed ed until the last The Me Mexican consulate in Berlin Bertin win will arrange for the funeral Del Rio JUo although a native of ot Spain made his home In Mexico The Thet body will be Interred ed in Berlin temporarily temporarily tem tem- but It was expected that arrangements would be made to have it removed to Mexico City in the spring for permanent burial WORKING ON PLAY ON-PLAY PLAY Stein was at affected deeply Until Del Rio became ill they had been working on a play Barricade a play of or Hollywood life lite In which Del Bel Rio It was understood wa was waS' S trying to satirize the social conditions conditions conditions condi condi- that wrecked the romance between between between be- be tween him and his bride