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Film actress Merna Kennedy at her mother Maude Gernert's trial for divorce, Los Angeles, 1936

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Title: Film actress Merna Kennedy at her mother Maude Gernert's trial for divorce, Los Angeles, 1936
Date Created and/or Issued: April 9, 1936
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Photograph appears with the article, "Family Row Aired In Suit," Los Angeles Times, 09 Apr 1936: A3.
Miss Kennedy stands beside her mother, the fingers of one hand just visible over Mrs. Gernert's shoulder.
Mr. and Mrs. Gernert, married on June 14th of last year, appeared in court to address a divorce suit. Mrs. Gernert's chief witness is actress daughter Merna Kennedy, and witness Leonard J. Judd, a mutual friend of the couple, claims that Mrs. Gernert lacked respect for her husband, constantly quarrelling with him and calling him names.
Text from newspaper caption: Merna Kennedy, actress, left, pictured in court yesterday with her mother, Mrs. Maude Gernert, who seeks a divorce and $1500 monthly alimony from Peter Gernert, capitalist.
Handwritten on negative: L2R Merna Kennedy Mrs Maude Gernert 4/8/36
Text from negative sleeve: 4697 - Mrs Maude Gernert (mom) Peter Gernert (dad) Merna Kennedy (actress) Divorce 4/8/36 [stamped:] Apr 9 - 1936
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_13894
ark:/21198/zz002j7cn0
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Divorce--California--Los Angeles
Mothers--California--Los Angeles
Actresses--American--California
Daughters--American--California--Los Angeles
Gernert, Maude
Kennedy, Merna, 1908-1944
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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