Greta Nissen, Capt. Roscoe Turner, Howard Hughes, and Carline Turner, beside a plane, Los Angeles, circa 1928

Title: Greta Nissen, Capt. Roscoe Turner, Howard Hughes, and Carline Turner, beside a plane, Los Angeles, circa 1928
Date Created: [circa 1928]
Date: 1928
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description: Actress Greta Nissan with pilot Roscoe Turner, Howard Hughes and pilot Carline Turner, beside an airplane. Nissan was cast in the film Hell's Angels, directed by Howard Hughes in 1927-1928. She left the film midway through because she spoke with a Norwegian accent and the film changed from silent film to talking.
Caption: Typed note on negative: L to R - Mrs. Turner-Howard Hughes-Capt. Roscoe Turner-Greta Nissen
Text from negative sleeve: Turner, Roscoe.

Genre: news photographs
glass plate negatives
Names: Hughes, Howard, 1905-1976
Turner, Roscoe, 1895-1970
Stephens, Carline Hunter Turner, 1901-1996
Nissen, Greta, 1906-1988
Location: Los Angeles County (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Air pilots--American--California--Los Angeles
Actresses--American--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_b3734_G5115
ARK: ark:/21198/zz0002pq5v
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