last night i was thinking about how in the early 1900s to the 60s/70s people got married at much younger ages than they do today, and then i thought “wait, but harpo got married in 1936!” which means harpo was 48 years old when he first got married which is actually pretty late in the game for that time. has anyone thought about this/does anyone have any info relating to this they’d like to share?
He was engaged to another lady, but she ended up dying (I think in a plane crash? I can double check when I’m near my book) Pair that with the fact that he was also very content just being a bachelor, he didn’t necessarily seek out anything serious. When Susan had other plans, they went steady for a while (a loooong while) before finally tying the knot per her request. Luckily, this worked in his favor, since they remained married until his death.
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