Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Helen sits on the corner of a desk with her legs crossed, smiling directly into the camera. An unidentified man sits in the background. Ms. Rork has appeared in court for petition to recognize decree of divorce that she obtained from H. Douglas Wilson. Helen Ann Rork Light was born in Darien, Connecticut, the daughter of Samuel Edwin, Hollywood film producer for First National Studios, and Helen Ann Rork. She appeared in silent films, including The Notorious Lady (1927), The Blonde Saint (1926) and A Texas Steer (1927), with stars of the era, including Rudolph Valentino and Will Rogers, who also was her godfather. She was married to J. Paul Getty, Douglas Wilson of Memphis, San Francisco attorney Jay Ross, Joseph Mclnemey, and Dr. Rudolph Light, professor of neurosurgery at St. Catherine's College of Oxford and heir to the Upjohn Pharmaceutical Co. Similar photograph appears with the article, "Mrs. Helen Getty Victorious in Fight On Divorce Decree," Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec 1938: 13. Text from negative sleeve: 1893 - Ann Rork Getty Wilson 1 safety removed 6/90 SE Alimony PHOTO BY ANDREW H. ARNOTT 1-13-39 [stamped:] Jan 2 1939 Handwritten on negative: 108 Ann Rork Getty Wilson 1/13/39
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b&w nitrate negative
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uclamss_1429_8197 ark:/21198/zz002dg1hk
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Subject
Divorced women Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles Desks Light, Helen Ann Rork 1908-1988
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