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Title
Actor Ben Lyon with his wife, actress Bebe Daniels, during a trial for Albert F. Holland, who wrote 150 love letters to Daniels, Los Angeles, 1933
Date Created and/or Issued
January 4, 1933
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.
Actor Ben Lyon with his wife, actress Bebe Daniels, 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 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
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
7556
uclamss_1387_7556-14
ark:/21198/zz00280t84
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
People
Legal
Spouses--California--Los Angeles
Actresses--American--California
Actors--American--California--Los Angeles
Entertainment
Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles
Lyon, Ben, 1901-1979
Daniels, Bebe, 1901-1971
Source
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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