Hedda Hopper, Dorothy Chandler, Clara Schofield and Peggy Hamilton at the Cafe de Paris, Los Angeles, 1931

Item Overview

Title

Hedda Hopper, Dorothy Chandler, Clara Schofield and Peggy Hamilton at the Cafe de Paris, Los Angeles, 1931

Date Created

November 11, 1931

Date

1931-11-11

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of (L to R) Hedda Hopper, Dorothy Chandler, Clara Schofield and Peggy Hamilton at an event of the 7th annual meeting of the American Newspaper Publishers' Association. The event was for the wives and daughters of the delegates who were guests at a dinner and entertainment which included a fashion show at the Cafe de Paris in Fox Movietone City hosted by Dorothy Chandler. Clara Schofield was one of the honor guests and Hamilton directed the fashion show. The fashion show featured gowns for movies designed by Max Ree of R.-K.-O. studios and Adrian of M.-G.-M. studios. The event was also attended by film actresses, including Hedda Hopper. Hamilton is wearing a form-fitting gown made of daybreak chiffon velvet with a flaring train trimmed with sable designed by Dolly Tree of Fox Studios. On the left shoulder is a spray of French hand-made gold thread flowers. The imported gloves have a narrow insert of gold kid.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: Dorothy Chandler w/Peggy Hamilton DBC #17/ON
Handwritten on negative: Hedda Hopper, Mrs. Norman Chandler, Mrs. [Admiral] Frank Schofield, Peggy Hamilton

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Adams, Peggy Hamilton, 1890-1984
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Schofield, Clara Isabel, 1868-1958
Hopper, Hedda, 1890-1966
Chandler, Dorothy, 1901-1997

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Socialites--California--Los Angeles