Former film actress Fanchon Royer Gallagher with her five children during a divorce hearing involving her ex-husband, producer John J. Gallagher, Los Angeles, 1939
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Former film actress Fanchon Royer Gallagher with her five children: Royer, Edward, Sandra, Fanchon and Jacquelyn. Fanchon and Jacquelyn are her children with John J. Gallagher, film producer, against whom Mrs. Fanchon Gallagher has filed a divorce suit based on Mr. Gallagher's alleged misconduct with another woman. Mr. Gallagher responded to the suit by saying that the "other woman" is his second wife who he married a year after his divorce from Mrs. Fanchon Gallagher. Royer, Edward and Sandra are from Mrs. Fanchon Gallagher's previous marriage but they were adopted by Mr. Gallagher.Note: Los Angeles Times lists the children as: Royer (17), Edward (13), Sandra (9), Fanchon (6) and Jaqelyn (4). This differs from the negative and sleeve listing Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Jacquelyn (4) - Fanchon (7) - Sandra (9) - Elwood (14) - Royer (17) Gallagher [Mrs. Fanchon] Royer Gallagher Text from original nitrate sleeve: Gallagher, Fanchon Roger - Mrs.; Gallagher, Jacquelyn (4); Gallagher, Fanchon (7); Gallagher, Sandra (9); Gallagher, Elwood (14); Gallagher, Roger (17)
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image
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b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
ark:/21198/zz0027zqgx
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No linguistic content
Subject
Families--California--Los Angeles Legal Children--California--Los Angeles Divorce--California--Los Angeles Gallagher, Fanchon Royer
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