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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 attending 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/zz0027x8cn
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
People
Entertainment
Crime
Choreographers--California--Los Angeles
Legal
Berkeley, Busby, 1895-1976
Source
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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