Pamela Mason
Pamela Mason was born in Westgate-on-Sea, England, United Kingdom on March 10th, 1916 and is the TV Show Host. At the age of 80, Pamela Mason biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Pamela Mason, born in 1916, also known as Pamela Kellino, was an English actress, author, and screenwriter best known for her role as the first wife and first husband of English actor James Mason.
Early life and personal life
Helen Ostrer, a wealthy Jewish industrialist and banker who became president of the Gaumont British Picture Corporation in the early 1920s, was born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. Pamela graduated from school at the age of nine and married cinematographer Roy Kellino at age 18 in 1934, subsequently adopting the name "Pamela Kellino" after his time in the movie.
Pamela Kellino met actor James Mason on the set of her second film, Troubled Waters, in 1935, when her husband was working as a cinematographer. James Mason and Pamela Kellino were immediately attracted to each other. Mason became close friends with both Kellinos and worked with them on several stage and film projects, culminating in the 1938 film I Met a Murderer, which featured lovers on the run. Roy Kellino divorced Pamela, naming James Mason as corespondent, and she married Mason in 1940. Roy Kellino stayed on friendly terms with the Masons and directed Lady Possessed and Charade, the Masons' sequel. Pamela Mason used the term "Pamela Kellino" for some years in her acting and writing careers after her divorce and remarriage.
The Masons migrated from London to Hollywood in the late 1940s, occupying the mansion that previously belonged to Buster Keaton, where Pamela became a famous hostess of parties. They had two children, Portland (1948–2004), and Morgan (who later became an advisor to President Ronald Reagan and married Belinda Carlisle). Portland was named after the Masons' friend, Portland Hoffa, the wife of American radio comedian Fred Allen.
In 1962, Pamela Mason filed a request for divorce from James, claiming that he had committed adultery. Pamela herself had many affairs before she married in 1964, but her attorney Marvin Mitchelson was awarded a monetary settlement of at least $1 million ($9.275 million today) when it was announced as "America's first million-dollar divorce." Mitchelson became a well-known celebrity divorce lawyer as a result of this success. Pamela Mason lived in Beverly Hills until her death, "with a flock of free-range cats" she described as "with unrepentant, undeviating, withering aim."