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Harold Bell Wright, author, Los Angeles

Description:: Harold Bell Wright (May 4, 1872-May 24, 1944) , author, poses in Los Angeles. Wright was a novelist and playwright who worked in Hollywood. He wrote fifteen original screenplays and he sold five of his novels to moviemakers (1926-1941). Movies based on his novels include The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926) and The Shepherd of the Hills (1941). Wright died in La Jolla and was buried in San Diego.
Date:: [between 1926-1941?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Harold Bell Wright, author, Los Angeles

Description:: Harold Bell Wright (May 4, 1872-May 24, 1944) , author, poses in Los Angeles. Wright was a novelist and playwright who worked in Hollywood. He wrote fifteen original screenplays and he sold five of his novels to moviemakers (1926-1941). Movies based on his novels include The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926) and The Shepherd of the Hills (1941). Wright died in La Jolla and was buried in San Diego.
Date:: [between 1926-1941?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

German author Erika Mann with her father, author Thomas Mann, Los Angeles

Description:: German author Erika Mann with her father, author Thomas Mann
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Edward Doherty and a policeman in Benedict Canyon where his wife died of an accidental fall, Los Angeles, 1939

Description:: Mildred Doherty worked as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune at the time that she met her future husband, Eddie Doherty, a writer.
Date:: March 16, 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Dan McNally, David Hutton and Jonathan Perkins during the Rheba Crawford case, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Dan McNally (left), David Hutton (middle), and Jonathan Perkins huddled together during Rheba Crawford Case. Dave holds a pad of paper in his hands.
Date:: September 18, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Writer Hobart C. Chatfield-Taylor with writer and publisher Rob Wagner, 1936

Description:: Hobart C. Chatfield-Taylor was an American writer, novelist, and biographer. He was considered a top authority on Molière.
Date:: 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Frank J. Buck, mining engineer and writer, seated at his typewriter, Tujunga (Los Angeles), 1935

Description:: Reported with a similar photo in: “Desert mining engineer also writer of fiction,” Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 1935: 32.
Date:: February 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Author Peter B. Kyne stepping in front of an airplane, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: Peter B. Kyne stepping off of United Air Lines plane with hat and coat on.
Date:: [between 1930-1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Fred MacIsaac and Frank Condon on a board a ship that just returned from Hawaii, San Pedro (Los Angeles), 1931

Description:: Reported in: “Writer pair back home with praise: Condon and MacIsaac declare California best spot on Earth to live,” Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 1931: A1.
Date:: March 20, 1931
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Author Zane Grey returns from Australia, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Zane Grey wearing a suit and holding a newspaper, paper roll and hat, stands in front of riveted metal (probably on board a ship upon arrival in port).
Date:: September 6, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Ninety-four-year-old writer Dr. Joseph P. Widney, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: The previous night in celebration of his 94th birthday Widney had 100 friends and acquaintances at his home at 3001 Marmion Way. He advises that people should avoid tobacco and drugs at all costs and take alcohol as medicine. He has published ten philosophical works so far.
Date:: December 31, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Willam Joyce Cowan (?) telling Glendon Allvine about his new novel, Los Angeles, 1936

Date:: 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Lieutenant Colonel Frank J. Baum, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Frank J. Baum was the son of Frank L. Baum who wrote the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Frank J. Baum wrote a biography about his father, and helped with the creation of the Wizard of Oz movie. He was also a Lt. Col and a lawyer.
Date:: November 22, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Ernest Bishop autographing his book "Knights of the Saddle" for Gloria Smith, Los Angeles, 1931

Description:: Ernest F. Bishop autographs a copy of his romance novel "Knights of the Saddle" for Gloria Smith, a court clerk, at a Los Angeles courthouse. Bishop's day job was as a bailiff at a Los Angeles courthouse. Photo appears with the article, "Court Bailiff Author, Too: Writing Romances Foil of Routine," Los Angeles Times, 27 May 1931: 21.
Date:: May 26, 1931
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

John Monk Saunders and Fay Wray at a train station, Los Angles, 1930

Description:: Photograph of novelist and screenwriter John Monk Saunders holding the hand of his wife, actress Fay Wray as she stands on the steps of a train car, wearing a fur coat and holding a bouquet.
Date:: 1930
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Editor and author Edward Bok walking on a street, Los Angeles, circa 1920s

Description:: Editor and author Edward Bok walking on a street alongside four men.
Date:: [between 1920-1930]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Author Hendrik Van Loon and his wife, Helen Criswell, Los Angeles, 1931

Description:: Internationally known author and historian Hendrick W. Van Loon, and his wife, Helen "Jimmie" Criswell, arrive in Los Angeles. He was in Los Angeles as part of a lecture series sponsored by Jewish Institute Forum to discuss economic stimulus as well as the rising threat of war in Europe.
Date:: January 1931
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Editor and author Edward Bok walking down a street with two women, Los Angeles, circa 1920s

Description:: Editor and author Edward Bok walking down the street with two women. The woman on the right might be his wife, Mary L. Curtis.
Date:: [between 1920-1930]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Rupert Hughes, witness in the Earl Taylor case, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: This photograph may be associated with the article, “WITTNESS COLLAPSES: Writer Revived After She Charges Agent With Collecting Money,” Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 1935: A1.
Date:: October 4, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Leo Birinski, theft victim, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: This photograph may be associated with the article, “The Lancer,” Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 1935: A1.
Date:: August 28, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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Harold Bell Wright, author, Los Angeles

Harold Bell Wright, author, Los Angeles

German author Erika Mann with her father, author Thomas Mann, Los Angeles

Edward Doherty and a policeman in Benedict Canyon where his wife died of an accidental fall, Los Angeles, 1939

Dan McNally, David Hutton and Jonathan Perkins during the Rheba Crawford case, Los Angeles, 1935

Writer Hobart C. Chatfield-Taylor with writer and publisher Rob Wagner, 1936

Frank J. Buck, mining engineer and writer, seated at his typewriter, Tujunga (Los Angeles), 1935

Author Peter B. Kyne stepping in front of an airplane, Los Angeles, 1930s

Fred MacIsaac and Frank Condon on a board a ship that just returned from Hawaii, San Pedro (Los Angeles), 1931

Author Zane Grey returns from Australia, Los Angeles, 1936

Ninety-four-year-old writer Dr. Joseph P. Widney, Los Angeles, 1935

Willam Joyce Cowan (?) telling Glendon Allvine about his new novel, Los Angeles, 1936

Lieutenant Colonel Frank J. Baum, Los Angeles, 1935

Ernest Bishop autographing his book "Knights of the Saddle" for Gloria Smith, Los Angeles, 1931

John Monk Saunders and Fay Wray at a train station, Los Angles, 1930

Editor and author Edward Bok walking on a street, Los Angeles, circa 1920s

Author Hendrik Van Loon and his wife, Helen Criswell, Los Angeles, 1931

Editor and author Edward Bok walking down a street with two women, Los Angeles, circa 1920s

Rupert Hughes, witness in the Earl Taylor case, Los Angeles, 1935

Leo Birinski, theft victim, Los Angeles, 1935

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