Title supplied by cataloger.; Photograph was edited for publication purposes and has creases. Ned Sparks was a comedian and charactor actor born on November 19, 1883 in Ontario, Canada. Mercedes Sparks was the sister of Charles Caballero, head of the purchasing department at Fox Studios. Ned Sparks worked in stage and film and became known for his trademark deadpan expression and dry wit. He and Mercedes Caballero were married from 1931-1935. Sparks appeared in 10 Broadway productions and over 80 films. He died on April 3, 1957. Photograph caption dated April 6, 1936 reads "Mrs. Mercedes Sparkman, above, comes to court here today for a new fight to set aside her divorce from Ned Sparks, dour-faced film comedian, whose real name is Edward A. Sparkman. She has charged that she was coerced into signing a property agreement."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Sparks, Ned,--1883-1957--Divorce Trials (Divorce)--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Courtrooms--California--Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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