Subject: Entertainment / Date: 1944 - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Frances and Earl Robinson at a U.S.O. camp show in New York, 1940s

Description:: All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
Date:: [1940s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Frank Veloz and Yolanda Casazza, dance team, Los Angeles

Description:: Husband and wife dance team posing in front of train car; Yolanda Veloz also known by maiden name Yolanda Casazza.
Date:: [between 1934-1949?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Garden party at Cassie's house, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:: All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
Date:: [1940s?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Garden party at the home of Cassie Harris in Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:: Party held at Cassie Harris' house on 109th Street. Ethel (Sissle) Gordon is standing between two men, wearing a light colored peasant-style blouse. Louise Brooks is second from the right. The other people in the photograph are unidentified.
Date:: [1940s?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Gathering attended by Earl "Red" Griffin, Al Jarvis, and others, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:: All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
Date:: [1940s?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Gathering of African American entertainers, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:: All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
Date:: [1940s?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

George E. Bryant at Kappa Alpha Psi event, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:: The man in the photograph has been tentatively identified as George Ernest Bryant. He is wearing a tuxedo and a button identifying him as a host at a Kappa Alpha Psi function. The woman with him is unidentified, possibly his wife Lucille?
Date:: [1940s?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Group of seven partygoers, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:: A group at a party in Los Angeles. From left to right: Judith Hawkins, Joe Birch, LaTanya Griffin, Claude Holman, Suzette Harbin, Mrs. Arthur George and Arthur George.
Date:: [between 1940 and 1949?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Group portrait of Aqua Show performers in Los Angeles, Calif., circa 1947

Date:: circa 1947
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Haven Johnson playing piano for a group of women, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:: Women, L to R: Ethel Sissle (later Gordon), an unidentified woman, Marva Louis and Catherine Garcia. Photograph most likely taken at Noble Sissle's house, while Ethel was married to him.
Date:: [1940s?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Herbert J. Yates, founder and president of Republic Pictures, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:: Herbert John Yates, founder and president of Republic Pictures. Yates led Republic from 1935-1959
Date:: [1940s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Herbert J. Yates, founder and president of Republic Pictures, with three unknown men, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:: Herbert John Yates (second from right, smoking cigarette), founder and president of Republic Pictures, standing with three unknown men. Yates was head of Republic Pictures from 1935-1959
Date:: [1940s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Herb Jeffries performing in Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:: Jazz musician and actor Herb Jeffries stands at a microphone. The other musicians in the photograph are unidentified.
Date:: [1940s?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Hollywood fundraiser for the Sleepy Lagoon defense fund

Description:: Photographed left to right are J. Edward Bromberg, Lupe Leyvas, and Dooley Wilson.
Date:: ca. 1943
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

House party in Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:: Stuff Crouch is standing near the center, in a light colored suit with a white shirt (he has a moustache). A woman identified as Tassie (last name unknown; there is an obituary for Tassie Freeman (1912-1988) in the Sentinel 23 March 1989) is to the right of Crouch. Behind her and looking forward is a real estate broker named Thomas. To Thomas' right is a professional chauffer (name unknown). Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison is sitting in front of Stuff Crouch, holding a glass.
Date:: [1940s?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Informal gathering at the bar in Walter Gordon's office, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:: All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
Date:: 1940s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

J. D. King and his band, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:: All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
Date:: [1940s?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Lakewood Theatre, Lakewood, auditorium, proscenium

Description:: The typical proscenium arch has been dispensed with, although it is still indicated by the swags of the valance and the curtain before the screen. Decoration is minimal, concentrated solely on the curved portion of the side walls flanking the screen.
Date:: 1944-45
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Shulman, Julius
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Lakewood Theatre, Lakewood, marquee

Description:: This night photo of the marquee with its neon strips and interior illuminated sign was taken as a publicity photo for Bevelite, the manufacturer of the removable letters used to spell out the names of the show and the stars on the marquee.
Date:: 1944-45
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Western Photo Co.
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Leo Carrillo surrounded by fans

Description:: Leo Carrillos's greatest fame would come from his portrayal of Pancho, the sidekick to Duncan Renaldo's Cisco Kid, an early 1950's TV series.
Date:: ca. 1942
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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Frances and Earl Robinson at a U.S.O. camp show in New York, 1940s

Frank Veloz and Yolanda Casazza, dance team, Los Angeles

Garden party at Cassie's house, Los Angeles, 1940s

Garden party at the home of Cassie Harris in Los Angeles, 1940s

Gathering attended by Earl "Red" Griffin, Al Jarvis, and others, Los Angeles, 1940s

Gathering of African American entertainers, Los Angeles, 1940s

George E. Bryant at Kappa Alpha Psi event, Los Angeles, 1940s

Group of seven partygoers, Los Angeles, 1940s

Group portrait of Aqua Show performers in Los Angeles, Calif., circa 1947

Haven Johnson playing piano for a group of women, Los Angeles, 1940s

Herbert J. Yates, founder and president of Republic Pictures, Los Angeles, 1940s

Herbert J. Yates, founder and president of Republic Pictures, with three unknown men, Los Angeles, 1940s

Herb Jeffries performing in Los Angeles, 1940s

Hollywood fundraiser for the Sleepy Lagoon defense fund

House party in Los Angeles, 1940s

Informal gathering at the bar in Walter Gordon's office, Los Angeles, 1940s

J. D. King and his band, Los Angeles, 1940s

Lakewood Theatre, Lakewood, auditorium, proscenium

Lakewood Theatre, Lakewood, marquee

Leo Carrillo surrounded by fans

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