<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Mink Stavenga (1983 - divorced) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> pennielane.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Pennie Ann Trumbull (born July 3, 1954), known as Pennie Lane, is an American socialite, philanthropist, businesswoman, and entrepreneur . During the 1970s she formed the group The Flying Garter Girls, who traveled around the country as the promoters for famous rock bands . Her time as a band promoter was chronicled in the 2000 film Almost Famous and she was portrayed by actress Kate Hudson . </P> <P> Trumbull was born in Portland, Oregon . She was an only child and attended Roosevelt High School, where she was an award - winning equestrian and tried out for the Olympic team . Her love of music began at an early age and she started attending concerts at 16 . She moved to Los Angeles when she was 18 with a touring musician with Steppenwolf who was in a rock band and returned to Portland a few months later . </P>

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