1951 Press Photo Texas Oil Heir Sheppard King III & Photos of Dancer Girlfriend

New York, October 22 - A King and his dancer - Sheppard King III, Texas oil heir, holds up pictures of Samia Gamal, Egyptian dancer whom he vows he'll wed, as he arrives at New York's International Airport today. King said he is on his way to Houston to divorce his wife, Gloria, and to overcome the objections of his mother, Mrs. Bonner King, who has threatened to disinherit him. As soon as he gets his divorce, King intends to marry in Cairo, honeymoon on the Isle of Capri and Spain and then bring his bride here. He has become a Moslem in order to be eligible for Samia's hand.

Photo is dated 1951.

Photo measures 6 x 8.5 inches.