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Extortion letter received by film actress Anna May Wong threatening her family, Los Angeles, 1937

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Title: Extortion letter received by film actress Anna May Wong threatening her family, Los Angeles, 1937
Date Created and/or Issued: [circa March 25, 1937]
1937-03-25
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.
An extortion letter received by actress Anna May Wong threatening members of her family and demanding immediate payment. Several other celebrities were targeted as well, such as Dr. A.M. Foote and producer David O. Selznick.
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Foot, A.M., Dr.; Extortion letters to him and Anna May Wong.
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: ark:/21198/zz00288hk1
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: People
Crime
Threats
Source: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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