Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-04-26 | Page 16 | Stan Laurel Wants his Freedom

I- She Won't Contest Divorce He Seeks i Stan Laurel . I Wants , His Freedom HOLLYWOOD, April 3t UP) Stan Laurel asked a divorce today, complaining that his blend Russian wife stayed sway from hoses daya at a time getting Inebriated aad had often called hkn up to announce an-nounce she was surrounded by admirers ad-mirers who Insisted she divorce him and marry them. Mrs. Laurel, a nightclub singer known as Illeena before shs became be-came the third wife to be Involved In the oo median 'a almost legendary marriage troubles, was accused formally of mental cruelty. Laurel said shs usually came borne Intoxicated from her long absences, ab-sences, aftar disturbing hie steep with telephone oalls at all hoars simply to assure htm she waj hav-' hav-' Ing a good time. When they went te film colony night spots together, I Ilea w a was as "load and boisterous" that they often were asked to leave, which she resented by asking "degrading remarks" te the employee. Laurel said. Moreover, be said, shs bad aa odd habit ef moving fet and out of the Laurel heme "so many times I cant remember the number." The wry-faced comic described hkn self In his eomptaint as a "de-vet "de-vet ed spouse." Ills ana was expected to let Laurel have the decree by default. Lset week she dropped a suit for f 1000 muaih separate maintenance- in which aha charged that Laurel dug a grave la the backyard and triad to bury her la It The two eloped to Turns, Arts., aad were married a few hours aftar the new year began on January 1, IMS. One ef Laurel's farmer wives heckled their honeymoon with charges he was a bigamist. I Not to happy now . . . Stan Laurel and Means, hit wife No. 3, before latest marital troubles.