“El Creepo” and His “Movie Star” Wife
Linda called her husband “El Creepo,” but with no trace of affectionate humor. As El Creepo and his wife entered the elevator, a neighbor told them they looked like movie stars. And they technically were – Linda with her big glasses and disco ball ring – but Burt remarked, “We’re just like anyone else.”
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This is a couple who, over five decades, spawned headlines like (the original) 1959 one: “ACID BLINDS BRIDE-TO-BE.” In 1974, another one read: “LINDA, BURT WED; HE BLINDED HER.” Then, in 1997, when Linda took the stand in Burt’s defense after he was busted for threatening a mistress 27 years younger than him, the headline read “BLIND LOVE.” Yeah…