▁the ▁Columbia ▁University ▁campus ▁and ▁el oped ▁with ▁him , ▁marry ing ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁Short ly ▁there after , ▁Jerry , ▁who ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁Navy , ▁was ▁sh ipped ▁out ▁for ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁In ▁his ▁absence , ▁E ile en ▁became ▁photograph er ▁Elli ot ▁Clark ' s ▁secretary , ▁then ▁later ▁a ▁fashion ▁sty list , ▁copy writer , ▁and ▁fashion ▁rep orter ▁for ▁The ▁T obe ▁Report . ▁ ▁Ford ▁Model ing ▁Agency ▁A ▁pre gn ant ▁E ile en ▁started ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁secretary ▁for ▁several ▁models , ▁taking ▁calls ▁at ▁her ▁father ' s ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁law ▁office , ▁charg ing ▁each ▁model ▁$ 6 5 ▁to ▁$ 7 5 ▁per ▁month . ▁After ▁giving ▁birth ▁to ▁her ▁first ▁child , ▁daughter ▁Jam ie ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁she ▁continued ▁to ▁work ▁hard . ▁Jerry ▁returned ▁from ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁and ▁despite ▁knowing ▁nothing ▁about ▁the ▁fashion ▁industry , ▁he ▁joined ▁E ile en ▁in ▁creating ▁an ▁ag ency . ▁After ▁only ▁a ▁year , ▁E ile en ▁and ▁Jerry ▁sold ▁their ▁car ▁and ▁re located ▁their ▁ag ency ▁to ▁a ▁third - floor ▁walk up ▁on ▁Second ▁Avenue . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁F ords ' ▁location ▁was ▁terrible , ▁within ▁a ▁year , ▁the ▁model ing ▁ag ency ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁or ▁third ▁most ▁successful ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁gross ing ▁$