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Title: John Merrick with "prisoners" during Malibu Gymkhana, 1953
Creator: Ivan and Tori Babbitt
Date Created and/or Issued: 1953-06-14
Publication Information: Pepperdine University Libraries
Malibu Historical Photograph Collection [digital resource], Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives
Contributing Institution: Pepperdine University, Special Collections and University Archives
Collection: Malibu Historical Photograph Collection
Rights Information: Copyright to photographs in this collection, in most cases, is retained by Pepperdine University. Images are intended for educational and research use, and may be used for non-commercial purposes with appropriate attribution. Organizations and individuals seeking to use images for publication must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright. Such parties should contact Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives.
Description: Judge John Merrick, playing sheriff at the 1953 Gymkhana, watches over (L to R) Jackie Coogan, Bill McKee, Jr., Morris Lavine, and Russell Hayden. At the time, Coogan and Hayden both starred in the TV Western "Cowboy G-Men"; Coogan would later become famous as "Uncle Fester" on "The Adams Family." Forced to wear signs announcing their crimes, the men appear to be locked up for "Vagrancy" and "Operating a Harem without a License," while others are labeled as "Kid Napper" and "Lady Killer (starves to death)". The Malibu Gymkhana was an equestrian competition and Western-themed community event held annually at Crummer Field in central Malibu.
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Type: image
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: mtp00096.tif
http://cdm15730.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15730coll8/id/386
Subject: Horse shows
Fairs
Fund raising
Judges
Celebrities
Actors
Malibu (Calif.)
Merrick, John J
Coogan, Jackie
Hayden, Russell, 1912-1981
Cross Creek, Malibu
Malibu Historical Collection
Source: Malibu Times Photographs 0112: http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84t6m2n
Black and white photographic print, 8 x 10 inches;
Malibu Times Photographs: Box 4: Gymkhana
Relation: Malibu Historical Photograph Collection
Provenance: Donated by The Malibu Times.

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