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"Prince" Michael Romanoff, popular Hollywood pretender to Russian royal blood, Los Angeles, 1934 (?)

Description:
A photograph of "Prince" (not, as captioned here, "Grand Duke") Michael Romanoff, a Hollywood restaurateur and actor, who claimed to be a member of the Russian royal family. This claim was widely known to be false; however, Romanoff kept up the deception throughout his life in Los Angeles.Romanoff was born Hershel Geguzin in Lithuania. He traveled extensively before settling in Los Angeles and into the role of Michael Romanoff. In Hollywood, he acted on stage and in film, but was perhaps most successful as the owner of the restaurant "Romanoff's" in Beverly Hills. The restaurant was popular for its chocolate souffles, and was frequented by many celebrities. It closed its doors in 1962.
Date:
1934?
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
"Prince" Michael Romanoff, popular Hollywood pretender to Russian royal blood, Los Angeles, 1934 (?)

Leland M. Ford, new County Supervisor for Los Angeles' 4th District. Circa April 3, 1936.

Description:
Leland M. Ford, appointed County Supervisior for Los Angeles' Fourth District, circa the time of his appointment. Ford was appointed by California Gov. Frank Merriam. At the time of his appointment, Ford was a 43-year-old resident of Santa Monica, where he operated a real estate business. As of April 1936, Ford was married, with two children.
Date:
[circa April 3, 1936]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Leland M. Ford, new County Supervisor for Los Angeles' 4th District. Circa April 3, 1936.

Leland M. Ford, new County Supervisor for Los Angeles' 4th District. Circa April 3, 1936.

Description:
Leland M. Ford, appointed County Supervisior for Los Angeles' Fourth District, circa the time of his appointment. Ford was appointed by California Gov. Frank Merriam. At the time of his appointment, Ford was a 43-year-old resident of Santa Monica, where he operated a real estate business. As of April 1936, Ford was married, with two children.
Date:
[circa April 3, 1936]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Leland M. Ford, new County Supervisor for Los Angeles' 4th District. Circa April 3, 1936.

Paul Mantz, motion picture stunt pilot and consultant, poses with airplane. Circa February 1936.

Description:
Stunt pilot and entrepreneur Paul Mantz poses with one of his airplanes. Mantz received his pilot's license in 1926 while serving with the Army Air Services, after which he pursued a career as a motion pictures stunt pilot, air racing pilot, film aviation consultant, and manager of "United Air Services" and "Paul Mantz Air Services," which contracted pilots and airplanes for the film industry. Paul Mantz also taught pilots, including notable student Amelia Earhart, whom he accompanied on her first (unsuccessful) attempt at flying around the globe.This photograph was likely taken during Mantz's divorce trial from his first wife, Myrtle L. Mantz (nee Harvey), a fellow aviator and former student. They were married in 1932 and divorced in 1936. A "Mrs. Putnam" was named during the divorce hearing, a likely reference to Earhart, who was married to George Palmer Putnam, publisher.
Date:
[circa February, 1936]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Paul Mantz, motion picture stunt pilot and consultant, poses with airplane. Circa February 1936.

Myrtle L. Mantz, aviator and first wife of Paul Mantz, motion picture stunt pilot and consultant. Circa February 1936.

Description:
Portrait of aviator Myrtle L. Mantz, nee Harvey, likely taken during her divorce from film stunt pilot and consultant Paul Mantz. Mrs. Mantz was a former flight student of her husband's. They were married in 1932. Their divorce hearing attracted public attention when a "Mrs. Putnam" was named during the divorce hearing, a likely reference to Amelia Earhart, who was married to George Palmer Putnam, publisher. Both Earhart and her husband were friends of Myrtle and Paul Mantz, and Earhart was tutored by Paul Mantz on long distance aviation and navigation. The Mantzes were granted a divorce on June 28, 1936.
Date:
[circa February, 1936]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Myrtle L. Mantz, aviator and first wife of Paul Mantz, motion picture stunt pilot and consultant. Circa February 1936.

Maj. Donald H. Connolly, C.W.A. director of Los Angeles County, circa February 1934.

Description:
Maj. Donald H. Connolly, United States Army engineering officer, succeeded Harrold English as C.W.A. director of Los Angeles County. Upon first arriving in California, he met with Capt. Edward H. Macaulay, the state director of the C.W.A. for California, in San Francisco. Donald H. Connollly was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers from West Point in 1910, and was the officerin charge of the W.P.A of southern California for 1935-1939. He would go on to reach the rank of Major General, serving in the Persian Gulf command from 1942-1944. Ma. Gen. Donald H. Connolly retired from service in 1948 and died in 1969.
Date:
[circa Feburary 1, 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Maj. Donald H. Connolly, C.W.A. director of Los Angeles County, circa February 1934.

"Prince" Michael Romanoff, popular Hollywood pretender to Russian royal blood, Los Angeles, 1934 (?)

Description:
A photograph of "Prince" (not, as captioned here, "Grand Duke") Michael Romanoff, a Hollywood restaurateur and actor, who claimed to be a member of the Russian royal family. This claim was widely known to be false; however, Romanoff kept up the deception throughout his life in Los Angeles.Romanoff was born Hershel Geguzin in Lithuania. He traveled extensively before settling in Los Angeles and into the role of Michael Romanoff. In Hollywood, he acted on stage and in film, but was perhaps most successful as the owner of the restaurant "Romanoff's" in Beverly Hills. The restaurant was popular for its chocolate souffles, and was frequented by many celebrities. It closed its doors in 1962.
Date:
1934?
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
"Prince" Michael Romanoff, popular Hollywood pretender to Russian royal blood, Los Angeles, 1934 (?)

"Prince" Michael Romanoff, popular Hollywood pretender to Russian royal blood, Los Angeles, 1934 (?)

Description:
A photograph of "Prince" (not, as captioned here, "Grand Duke") Michael Romanoff, a Hollywood restaurateur and actor, who claimed to be a member of the Russian royal family. This claim was widely known to be false; however, Romanoff kept up the deception throughout his life in Los Angeles.Romanoff was born Hershel Geguzin in Lithuania. He traveled extensively before settling in Los Angeles and into the role of Michael Romanoff. In Hollywood, he acted on stage and in film, but was perhaps most successful as the owner of the restaurant "Romanoff's" in Beverly Hills. The restaurant was popular for its chocolate souffles, and was frequented by many celebrities. It closed its doors in 1962.
Date:
1934?
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
"Prince" Michael Romanoff, popular Hollywood pretender to Russian royal blood, Los Angeles, 1934 (?)

Mrs. Kate Hammond, acquitted of disturbing the peace. March 30, 1936.

Description:
Mrs. Kate Hammond, in court over a charge of disturbing the peace brought by her neighbor, Mrs. Emily Charlton. Charlton accused Hammond of various verbal abuses, as well as throwing her dirty dishwater into Charlton's yard. Hammond denied the claims. The jury acquitted Hammond of the charges after an hour's deliberation. March 30, 1936.
Date:
March 30, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Mrs. Kate Hammond, acquitted of disturbing the peace. March 30, 1936.

Sgt. Mike Donaldson, the "Fighting Irishman", World War I hero

Description:
Photograph of Sergeant Mike Donaldson, the "Fighting Irishman", taken during a trip to Los Angeles. Donaldson received the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery under fire after rescuing six wounded comrades while under German attack during World War I. His visit to Los Angeles concerned film contracts relating to his life story.
Date:
[circa May 16, 1927]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Sgt. Mike Donaldson, the "Fighting Irishman", World War I hero

James F. Culver, young Kentuckian transient and suspect in the murder of Ethel E. Whittaker. Circa April 20, 1936.

Description:
Photograph of James Fagan Culver, 23-year-old transient from Kentucky and suspect in the murder of Mrs. Ethel Whittaker. Mrs. Whittaker was shot in a Wilshire district hotel room in what police believed to be a fake hold-up scenario. Samuel T. Whittaker, husband of the murdered woman, was also held as a suspect.According to Culver, Samuel Whittaker cultivated a friendship with Culver and gave him money for food and shelter over several weeks' time. Then, Whittaker asked Culver to purchase a gun and gave him the money to do so. He was then instructed to go to a specific place at an appointed time and stage a robbery. According to Culver, when he entered the Whittaker's South Alvarado St. apartment, both Samuel and Ethel Whittaker were present. Culver claims to have shot his gun by accident only after being shot himself, presumably by Whittaker. Ethel Whittaker was shot four times, including once from the back. When police retrieved the gun used by Culver, only three chambers were empty.The jury eventually ruled that Whittaker had arranged the elaborate plot to kill his wife in order to collect the insurance on her life. Samuel Whittaker was convicted of the murder of his wife, as well as deadly assault on James Culver, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Whittaker died of a heart attack five days after arriving at the San Quentin penitentiary.Culver himself pled guilty to second-degree murder for his part in the plot against Ethel Whittaker, and received a sentence of five years to life imprisonment.
Date:
[circa April 20, 1936]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
James F. Culver, young Kentuckian transient and suspect in the murder of Ethel E. Whittaker. Circa April 20, 1936.