Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Myrtle St. Pierre, seated in a living room wearing a kimono robe, perhaps in her Beverly Hills bungalow. This photograph is related to the article "Inquiry Opens In Hutton Case." Los Angeles Times, 10 Jun. 1932 In 1932, Myrtle St. Pierre brought a breach of promise suit against David Hutton two days after his marriage to the evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson. The jury awarded her $5,000. Text from newspaper caption: Woman Who Says Life Was Wrecked: Myrtle Joan St. Pierre Handwritten on negative: Myrtle Hazel Joan St. Pierre Text from negative sleeve: St. Pierre, Myrtle (Joan), brought suit against David Hutton for betrayal in '34?
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_11505 ark:/21198/zz002h9jv0
Subject
Trials (Breach of promise)--California--Los Angeles St. Pierre, Myrtle Hazel Joan, b. 1902 or 1903
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