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Alexander Sparks, the first husband of Doris Dazay, at the murder trial of George Dazey, Los Angeles, 1940

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Title: Alexander Sparks, the first husband of Doris Dazay, at the murder trial of George Dazey, Los Angeles, 1940
Date Created and/or Issued: February 13, 1940
1940-02-13
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.
Alexander Sparks, the first husband of Doris Dazey, who was allegedly murdered by her second husband, George Dazey. At the trial, Sparks testified that he had remained friendly with his ex-wife and the two had occupied the same hotel room in 1934. This aided the prosecution's claim that George Dazey had committed murder because he was unsure of the paternity of a boy born to Mrs. Dazey in 1935.
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Sparks, Alexander; (first husband of Mrs. Geo. Dazey, alleged murder victim)
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Alexander Sparks
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: ark:/21198/zz0027zn17
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Spouses--California--Los Angeles
Crime
Homicides--California--Los Angeles
Legal
Witnesses--California--Los Angeles
Sparks, Alexander
Source: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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