Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Myrtle St. Pierre, seated in a living room wearing a kimono robe and reading a newspaper, perhaps in her Beverly Hills bungalow. 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. This photograph is related to the article "Inquiry Opens In Hutton Case." Los Angeles Times, 10 Jun. 1932 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_11506 ark:/21198/zz002h9jwh
Subject
Trials (Breach of promise)--California--Los Angeles St. Pierre, Myrtle Hazel Joan, b. 1902 or 1903
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