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. Billy Conn, boxer and actor, and his new wife, Mary Louise Conn (née Smith) on a train. At this time Billy Conn was filming for "The Pittsburgh Kid," formerly "Kid Tinsel." This was also a combination honeymoon trip. Billy wears a double breasted suit. Mary Louise wears a light-colored dress with a buttoned ruffle down the whole front length and a dark large-brimmed hat. Text from negative sleeve:23611- [stamp] JUL 25 1941. Billy Conn & wife.(boxer heading for Hollywood) 7-23-41. Text on train steps: WATCH YOUR S[TEP]
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_15009 ark:/21198/zz002j8q30
Language
English
Subject
Honeymoons--California--Los Angeles Arrivals & departures--American--California--Los Angeles Spouses Boxers (Sports)--United States Actors--American Conn, Billy, 1917-1993 Conn, Mary Louise, 1923-2017
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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