Birthday party for Walter L. Gordon, Jr., Los Angeles, 1950s

Item Overview

Title

Birthday party for Walter L. Gordon, Jr., Los Angeles, 1950s

Date Created

[1950s?]

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Notes

Summary

René, a dancer at the Macombo Club on Sunset Strip, dated Walter L. Gordon, Jr.
Cadence Hines was a close friend of Clara Gordon (one of Walter L. Gordon, Jr.'s ex-wives).
Clara Gordon was one of Walter L Gordon, Jr.'s ex-wives. She was married to Harold Young before marrying Walter Gordon.
Walter L. Gordon, Jr. was an African American attorney in Los Angeles.
Eddie (known professionally as Eadward) Deason was a popular hair stylist who operated "houses of charm" in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Pasadena. He was also an openly gay man.
Theodore (Ted) Schaeffer was an attorney who graduated from USC's law school. He later got involved in horserace gambling which, according to Walter Gordon, ruined Mr. Schaeffer financially.

Description

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
Seated on floor: Eddie Deason is in the center), next to Cadence Hines, in the dark dress with lace sleeves. Seated on couch: Walter Gordon (wearing glasses, 3rd from L), René (second blond from R, dating Gordon at the time). Standing: Clara Gordon (2nd from L), Harold Young (3rd from L), Ted Schaeffer (5th from L), Robert Lewis (2nd from R).

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph : b&w

Keywords

Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Subjects

People
Events
Lifestyle

Subject topic

Parties--California--Los Angeles
African American lawyers--California--Los Angeles

Names

Schaeffer, Ted
Lewis, Robert
Hines, Cadence L., 1912-1971
Deason, Eadward B., 1921-1976
Gordon, Walter L., Jr., 1908-2012
Gordon, Clara

Location

California--Los Angeles

Resource type

still image