Gallery›Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library›Tears of Joy -- Actress Edie Adams, who burst into tears today when a Los Angeles judge awarded her custody of the late Ernie Kovacs' two children, wipes her eyes as she thanks her attorney, Murray Chotiner, a few moments after the decision. The court ruled that both Miss Adams and the girls' real mother, Mrs. Betty Kovacs, are "fit and proper" guardians but that the girls "are of sufficient age to form an 2intelligent preference."
Tears of Joy -- Actress Edie Adams, who burst into tears today when a Los Angeles judge awarded her custody of the late Ernie Kovacs' two children, wipes her eyes as she thanks her attorney, Murray Chotiner, a few moments after the decision. The court ruled that both Miss Adams and the girls' real mother, Mrs. Betty Kovacs, are "fit and proper" guardians but that the girls "are of sufficient age to form an 2intelligent preference."
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Tears of Joy -- Actress Edie Adams, who burst into tears today when a Los Angeles judge awarded her custody of the late Ernie Kovacs' two children, wipes her eyes as she thanks her attorney, Murray Chotiner, a few moments after the decision. The court ruled that both Miss Adams and the girls' real mother, Mrs. Betty Kovacs, are "fit and proper" guardians but that the girls "are of sufficient age to form an 2intelligent preference."

Associated Press · [ca. September 1962]

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[Information from item housing] Adams, Edie - Actress: Wire Photos

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