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Pamela Mason (10 March 1916 – 29 June 1996), also known as Pamela Kellino, was an English actress, author, and screenwriter, known for being the creative partner and first wife of English actor James Mason. ==Early life and personal life== Born Pamela Helen Ostrer in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, Mason〔http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/46251/Pamela-Mason〕 was the daughter of Isidore (1889-1975) and Helen Ostrer. Isidore Ostrer was a wealthy industrialist and banker who became president of the Gaumont British Picture Corporation in the early 1920s. Pamela Ostrer left school at age 9, and married cinematographer Roy Kellino at age 16 in 1932, thereafter taking the name "Pamela Kellino". In 1935, Pamela Kellino met actor James Mason on the set of his second film, ''Troubled Waters'', on which her husband Roy Kellino was working as a cinematographer. James Mason and Pamela Kellino were quickly attracted to each other. James Mason became close friends with both Kellinos, moved in with them, and collaborated with them on several stage and screen projects, culminating in the 1938 film ''I Met a Murderer'', in which James Mason and Pamela Kellino played lovers on the run. Shortly afterwards, Roy Kellino divorced Pamela Kellino naming James Mason as correspondent, and she married James Mason in 1940. Roy Kellino remained on friendly terms with the Masons and directed their later films ''Lady Possessed'' and ''Charade''. After her divorce and remarriage, Pamela Mason continued to use the name "Pamela Kellino" for some years in her acting and writing work. The Masons relocated from London to Hollywood in the late 1940s, occupying the mansion previously owned by Buster Keaton, where Pamela Mason became a popular hostess of frequent parties. They had two children: daughter Portland (1948–2004), and son Morgan (who later became an advisor to President Ronald Reagan and married Belinda Carlisle). Portland Mason was named for the Masons' friend Portland Hoffa, the wife of the American radio comedian Fred Allen.〔Sweeney, at (p. 19. )〕 Pamela Mason filed suit for divorce from James Mason in 1962, claiming that he had committed adultery.〔 〕 According to the Masons' son Morgan and other sources, Pamela Mason herself had had numerous affairs, but due to the skill of her attorney Marvin Mitchelson, when the marriage was finally dissolved in 1964 she still won a large monetary settlement of at least $1 million, reported as "America's first million-dollar divorce".〔〔 As a result of Mitchelson's success on her behalf, Mitchelson became a sought-after celebrity divorce attorney. Following her divorce, Pamela Mason continued to live in the Keaton mansion in Beverly Hills until her death. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pamela Mason」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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