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Playwright Mark Linder during his suit against actress Mae West, Los Angeles, 1938-1940

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Title: Playwright Mark Linder during his suit against actress Mae West, Los Angeles, 1938-1940
Date Created and/or Issued: between January 19, 1938 and February 20, 1940
1938-01-19/1940-02-20
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.
Playwright Mark Linder who brought a $1,000,000 damages suit against actress Mae West. Linder claimed West didn’t deliver on their agreement to split the profits of his play "Diamond Lil," which West sold to Paramount to be made into the picture "She Done Him Wrong.” West eventually won the suit because there was a lack of evidence corroborating Linder's claims.
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Mark Linder
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Linder, Mark
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: ark:/21198/zz0027zrtk
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Economy
Entertainment
Law & legal affairs--California--Los Angeles
Dramatists
Legal
Linder, Mark
Source: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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