Milestones, Dec. 7, 1953

Married. Diana Hopkins. 21. only daughter of the late adviser-confidant to F.D.R., Harry L. Hopkins; and Army 2nd Lieut. Allin Preston Baxter. 24: in Palisades, N.Y.

Divorced. Jack Webb. 33. deadpan star (Sergeant Friday) and director of radio and TV's even-paced crime show. Dragnet; by Cinemactress Julie London. 26 (The Red House); after six years of marriage, two children; in Los Angeles.

Died. Joseph Burstyn, 53. U.S. importer-distributor of foreign films (Open City, Paisan, The Bicycle Thief), who fought a 1951 New York State ban on The Miracle and last year won a unanimous...

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