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Title
Film actress Anna May Wong looking over an extortion letter with District Attorney Buron Fitts, Los Angeles, 1937
Date Created and/or Issued
[circa March 25, 1937]
1937-05-25
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.
Film actress Anna May Wong with District Attorney Buron Fitts, looking over a letter she received which threatened her with extortion. 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/zz00288hrm
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Actresses--American--California
Entertainment
Legal
People
Wong, Anna May, 1905-1961
Source
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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