Cowboy film extra Jerome "Blackjack" Ward kisses his wife Mickey Ward during his trial for the murder of fellow extra Johnny Tyke, Los Angeles, July 1940
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Cowboy motion picture extra Jerome "Blackjack" Ward kisses his wife Mickey Ward during his trial for the murder of fellow extra John Ainsworth Tyacke (Johnny Tyke) in Gower Gulch. Gower Gulch is the name given to the area near the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Gower Street where film extras hang out waiting for work; many of the nearby studios produce westerns so often actual working cowboys come here to break into the film business. Ward entered a plea of not guilty based on self defense and temporary insanity. He was ultimately set free after many witnesses attested to Tyacke's violent nature. Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Mr & Mrs Jerome Ward Text from original nitrate sleeve: Ward, Jerome "Blackjack" (Shot and killed John Tyke, on Sunset Blvd. 2-23-40); Jackson, Yukon Jake; Tyke, John; Ward, Mickey - Mrs.; Ellenson, W.A. - Lt.
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b&w nitrate negative
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uclamss_1387_22817-04 ark:/21198/zz0027zxz2
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Crime Homicides--California--Los Angeles Legal Kissing Motion picture industry--California--Los Angeles Entertainment Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles Cowboys--California--Los Angeles Ward, Jerome Ward, Mickey
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