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Jean Wallace and Franchot Tone Visit Encino

by donnbeach | Feb 28, 2021 | Celebrities, Donn's History, People

From the Phoebe Beach Archive UPDATE March 28, 2021: Thanks to commenter JC, it turns out the notes on the back of these images is incorrect. After Mrs. Swanky and I stared at many many images of Barbara Payton and Tone’s then wife Jean Wallace, we concluded...

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