George Jessel speaking at the memorial service for will Rogers at Twentieth Century Fox Studio, Los Angeles, 1935

Title: George Jessel speaking at the memorial service for will Rogers at Twentieth Century Fox Studio, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created: August 22, 1935
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: Description accompanying negative: Scene of the memorial services for Will Rogers held at the departed star's own studio, 20th Century-Fox, at whose Movietone City plant in Westwood Hills 2,500 of the star's co-workers gathered in the open air to pay their final tribute. Stars, directors, executives and laborers joined in common grief as George Jessel, famed star of sage and screen, Jason Joy, studio executive, and the Reverend Josiah Hopkins eulogized the nation's idol [ark no. 21198/zz002d96wf].
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: George Jessel. Will Rogers funeral. 1619 NITRATE. Aug. 27, 1935, 1 neg.

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
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