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Tony Cornero on his newly refurbished gambling ship, the Bunker Hill or Lux, Los Angeles, 1946

Description:
Tony Cornero on his newly refurbished gambling ship, the Bunker Hill (also known as the Lux), which was meant to operate offshore of Los Angeles. After the Bunker Hill’s opening night, however, Cornero and five of his aides were arrested on felony charges of criminal conspiracy to conduct gambling games and serve alcohol without a license. After his arrest, Cornero announced that he was ready to go to the United States Supreme court to keep the Bunker Hill running. Cornero was also “admiral” of the Rex, another gambling vessel which was forced to suspend operations in 1938.
Date:
August 9, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Tony Cornero on his newly refurbished gambling ship, the Bunker Hill or Lux, Los Angeles, 1946

"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 (?)

Newlyweds, Onslow Stevens and Phyllis Cooper embrace for publicity shot, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:
Actor Onslow Stevens embraces his new socialite wife Phyllis Cooper. A mustached and carefully groomed Stevens is wearing a suit and a tie, while his wife also wears a suit jacket and light colored ascot. Around six weeks after their elopement, the two divorced and Cooper kept her maiden name.
Date:
[September 1934?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Newlyweds, Onslow Stevens and Phyllis Cooper embrace for publicity shot, Los Angeles, 1934

Muriel Wallace and her children Billie, Claire, Gloria and Jacqueline, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Muriel Wallace left her husband and took their 4 children from their San Francisco home to Los Angeles to seek a divorce and they resided at the Hand Rescue Mission, later identified as a cult. When her husband, William Wallace, found them, he asked the police for assistance. The Mission was disbanded and the children returned to San Francisco with their father.
Date:
February 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Muriel Wallace and her children Billie, Claire, Gloria and Jacqueline, Los Angeles, 1935