Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. Handwritten notes on negative indicate that Beatrice Adee went from being Mrs. William T. Adee to just Mrs. Beatrice Adee. She divorced William T. Adee in May, 1935. Don Phillips, a young screenwriter, embraces her when she touches down from New York but both deny claims from the reporters in the photo that they are lovers. Beatrice (2nd from right) and Don (behind Beatrice) walk through jet bridge being questioned and followed by male Los Angeles Times reporters. Related to the article, "Visits City: Romance Denied by Divorcee," Los Angeles Times, 17 July 1935: 6. Handwritten on negative: [crossed out:] Mrs. William T. Adee--Mrs. Beatrice Adee Text from negative sleeve: [stamped:] JULY 17 1935 Handwritten on negative sleeve: 1151-- Mrs Beatrice Adee + Don Phillips
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_7474 ark:/21198/zz002df5k3
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Divorced women Adee, Beatrice Phillips, Don Los Angeles International Airport
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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