Melvin Belli

Social : None | End a program of study 1929 (Graduated from Berkeley) | Work : None | New Career 1933 (Started law practice) | Relationship : None | Marriage 1933 (First wife Betty Ballatine) | Work : None | Gain social status 1936 (First large news conference) | Relationship : None | Marriage 1956 (Third wife Joy Turney) | Social : None | Great Publicity 1963 (Defended Jack Ruby) | Relationship : None | Marriage 1972 (Fifth wife Lia Triff) | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1976 (Autobiography) | Financial : None | Lose significant money 1985 (Lost $3.8 million in law suit) | Relationship : None | Marriage 29 March 1996 (Sixth wife, Nancy Ho) | Health : None | Violent trauma July 1996 (Stroke) | : None | Death by Disease 9 July 1996 (Pneumonia, stroke, pancreatic cancer, age 88) | Traits : Body | Voice/Speech (Voice compelling) | Traits : Mind | I.Q. high/ Mensa level (Mensa level at least -) | Traits : Personality | Charismatic (Colorful, compelling, flamboyant) | Traits : Personality | Unique | Diagnoses : Major Diseases | Cancer (Pancreatic) | Diagnoses : Major Diseases | Pneumonia (Terminal) | Diagnoses : Major Diseases | Stroke | Family : Childhood | Only child | Family : Relationship | Mate - Age difference more than 15 yrs (Wife 42 years younger) | Family : Relationship | Number of Marriages (Six) | Family : Relationship | Stress - Domestic violence (Accused of abuse by multiple wives) | Family : Parenting | Kids more than 3 (Five) | Lifestyle : Financial | Gain - Financial success in field (Large settlements) | Lifestyle : Financial | Loss - Financial crisis (Huge indebtedness, malpratice suits) | Lifestyle : Social Life | Animals, pets (Pet greyhounds) | Passions : Criminal Victim | Lawsuit sued (Multiple legal battles) | Personal : Death | Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 88) | Vocation : Law | Attorney (Dramatic) | Vocation : Writers | Autobiographer | Vocation : Writers | Textbook/ Non-fiction (62 books) | Notable : Famous | Newsmaker | Notable : Book Collection | Occult/ Misc. Collection