Marriages
Rubirosa was married five times, but never had any children. His wives were:
- Flor de Oro Trujillo, Rafael Trujillo's daughter, December 3, 1932–38
- Danielle Darrieux, French actress, September 18, 1942 – May 21, 1947
- Doris Duke, American heiress, September 1, 1947 – October 1948; with marital gifts and final settlement he received an alimony ($25,000 per year until remarriage), a fishing fleet off Africa, several sports cars, a converted B-25 bomber (La Ganza), and a 17th Century house at Rue de Bellechasse, Paris.
- Barbara Hutton, American heiress, December 30, 1953 – February 20, 1954; in the settlement he received a coffee plantation in the Dominican Republic, another B-25, polo ponies, jewelry, and she paid him a reported $2.5 million.
- Odile Rodin, French actress, age 19, October 27, 1956 – July 5, 1965 (his death). It is believed that he dated Marilyn Monroe for a short time.
His playboy lifestyle was matched by stories of his sexual prowess. His enormous penis inspired Parisian waiters to name gigantic pepper mills “Rubirosas”.
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