May 16 th, 2016 was the 180 th Anniversary of the marriage of Edgar Allan Poe and Virginia Eliza Clemm.
An adult marrying someone in the early stages of puberty is more than merely unacceptable by modern standards; if this type of relationship were attempted today, it would result in some very ugly legal ramifications.
Performer: Hollywood Dance Orchestra; Arthur Fields Writer: Sidney Clare; Lew Pollack Fox Trot; Vocal Chorus.
Edgar Allan Poe would be accused of statutory rape and could expect to lose both his livelihood and his freedom.