Marilyn Thorpe was born on June 16, 1932 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. She is an actress, known for Racket Squad (1950) and Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor (2018). She was previously married to Frank Roh. Daughter of screen actress Mary Astor. Attended Westlake (now Harvard-Westlake) boarding school in Los Angeles from 7th grade until she graduated.

Caroline Thorpe (born 2 August 1981) is an Irish former international football midfielder who played for Raheny United, Peamount United and DLR Waves of the Women's National League. She also represented English Premier League clubs Arsenal Ladies and Leeds United Ladies, as well as Memphis Mercury in America.

Widowed at twenty-four, Mary Astor was looking for stability when she met and wed Dr. Franklyn Thorpe. But the marriage was rocky from the start; both were unfaithful, but they did not divorce until after Mary Astor gave birth to little Marylyn Thorpe.

The trial in this book is excruciating. Mary’s husband, Dr. Thorpe is beyond belief. This man had to be sadistically insane. While trying to prove Mary Astor unworthy of raising their child after their divorce, and trying to punish Mary by taking the child from her just because he thought he could, HIS personal life is revealed.