Officer Betty Relyea watches as Vera Shuvalova and her husband Stan Laurel kiss, Beverly Hills, 1939

Item Overview

Title

Officer Betty Relyea watches as Vera Shuvalova and her husband Stan Laurel kiss, Beverly Hills, 1939

Photographer

Arnott, Andrew Hugh, 1905-1985

Date Created

January 5, 1939

Date

1939-01-05

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Just shy of their one year anniversary, Russian-born dancer and singer known as Princess Illiana filed for divorce from husband Stan Laurel, but had a change of heart just before serving her seven hour jail sentence at Beverly Hills Police Station for a traffic violation last April.
Similar photograph appears with the article, "Laurels Kiss and Make Up," Los Angeles Times, 06 Jan 1939: 3.
Matron Betty Relyea watches as Stan kisses his wife.

Caption

Handwritten on negative: L2R Betty Relyea x Princess Illiana x Stan Laurel 1-6-39
Text from negative sleeve: 7059 - Princess Illiana (Vera Shuvalova) Stan Laurel (comedian) Betty Relyea C.E. Mullenaux (officer) (Illiana goes To jail for 1 day for traffic violation) TIMES PHOTO BY ANDREW H. ARNOTT 1-6-38 '39

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Relyea, Betty
Laurel, Stan
Shuvalova, Vera Mikhailovna, 1885-

Location

Beverly Hills (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Police stations--California--Beverly Hills
Elevators
Kissing
Spouses--California--Beverly Hills