Actor Ben Lyon on the witness stand during a trial for Albert F. Holland, who wrote 150 love letters to Lyon's wife, actress Bebe Daniels, Los Angeles, 1933
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Actor Ben Lyon on the witness stand during a trial for 36-year-old war veteran Albert F. Holland. Holland's sanity was questioned after he wrote more than 150 love letters to Lyon's wife, actress Bebe Daniels, and claimed to have married her in Mexico. During the case, Holland ran most of his own defense, including a lengthy cross-examination of Lyon. The jury ultimately found Holland to be insane and committed him to the state hospital. Text from original nitrate sleeve: Daniels, Bebe - Lyon, Ben - (in pencil) Kenyon, Doris
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b&w nitrate negative
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Actors--American--California--Los Angeles Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles People Entertainment Legal Witnesses--California--Los Angeles Lyon, Ben, 1901-1979
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