Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. At center, and from left to right, Leslie Winton and Maury Warner, Western Union messengers, stand beside one another as they serenade actress Dorothy Lamour. Leslie Winton stands facing left as he sings. Maury Warner holds a telegram in front of Dorothy Lamour while he sings. She is dressed in white and sits on a set, along the right edge. She smiles as she looks towards the messengers. The arm of a stage light stretches behind the messengers. Its light canister hangs over Dorothy Lamour's head. A photograph of the same event appears with the caption, "’Rush messengers Maury Warner and Leslie Winton to studio-- sing Christmas carols to Dorothy Lamour with greetings from --- ,’" Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 1938: F8 Similar photograph appears in the photo spread, “’Call a Messenger!,’” Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 1938: F8
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image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_14845 ark:/21198/zz002j8hf8
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No linguistic content
Subject
Messengers--California--Los Angeles Actresses--American--California--Los Angeles Singing--California--Los Angeles Serenading--California--Los Angeles Sets (Architectural elements)--California--Los Angeles Western Union Telegraph Company Winton, Leslie Warner, Maury Lamour, Dorothy, 1914-
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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