Milestones, Oct. 29, 1945

Born. To Erich Leinsdorf, 33, Viennese-born conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra; and Anne Frohnknecht Leinsdorf, 28: their third child, third son; in New Rochelle, N.Y. Name: Joshua Franklin. Weight: 8 lbs. 8 oz.

Married. Artie Shaw, 35, bandleader; ex-husband of Cinemactress Lana Turner; and Ava Gardner, 21, starlet, ex-Mrs. Mickey Rooney; he for the fourth time, she for the second; in Hollywood.

Died. Lady Eleanor Smith, 42, novelist (Red Wagon, Flamenco), daughter of the first Earl of Birkenhead; of septic colitis; in London. Prouder of her Romany blood than of her title, she specialized in...

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