July 13, 1940
Donna Marina Torlonia was married today to Frank X. Shields, the American tennis star, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wendell D. Woodbury in North Conway, New Hampshire. Donna Marina is the youngest daughter of the late Don Marino Torlonia, 4th Prince of Civitella-Cesi, and his American-born wife, Mary Elsie Moore, a daughter of Charles Moore, a millionaire who made his money in shipping and hardware.
The newlyweds met at a tennis championship in Rome.
The bride is 23, and her husband, whose full name is Francis Xavier Shields, is 30 years old. His first marriage to Rebecca Tenney was dissolved by divorce on June 27 in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
The marriage was officiated by Rev. H. Raymond Phelts of the North Conway Congregational Church, according to the New York Times.
Mrs. Shields was "introduced into society" during the 1934-35 season. She and her husband departed for a honeymoon cruise aboard the yacht Rampage. They will reside in New York.
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Marina Torlonia and Frank Shields were the paternal grandparents of model/actress Brooke Shields.
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