Image / Choreographer Busby Berkeley attending court to face murder charges, Los Angeles, 1935

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Title: Choreographer Busby Berkeley attending court to face murder charges, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created and/or Issued: [circa December 9, 1935]
1935-12-09
Publication Information: Los Angeles Daily News
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Rights Information: US
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Famed director and choreographer Busby Berkeley sitting in court to face three murder charges after he caused a car accident that resulted in fatalities after leaving a cocktail party. Witnesses reported smelling alcohol on Berkeley's breath at the time.
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Geisler, Jerry; Berkeley, Busby; Cohen, Milton
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: ark:/21198/zz0027x87k
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: People
Crime
Choreographers--California--Los Angeles
Legal
Berkeley, Busby, 1895-1976
Source: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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