Milestones, Mar. 20, 1939

Born. To Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, 26, multimillionaire horseman, onetime "most eligible bachelor in the U. S."; and his wife, the former Manuela ("Molly") Hudson, 24: a daughter, their first child; in Los Angeles. Name: Wendie.

Born. To Sidney Beardslee Wood Jr., 27, fourth-ranking U. S. amateur tennist, and his wife: a son, their first child; in Manhattan. Name: Sidney Jr.

Born. To Laurence Stallings, 44, one-legged playwright and scenarist (The Big Parade, What Price Glory?), and his second wife: a son, their first child; in Manhattan. Name: Laurence Jr.

Married. Jack Mercer, 24, who...

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