Actor John Quillan smiles at his soon-to-be wife, actress Anita Thompson who holds their marriage license, Los Angeles, 1935

Item Overview

Title

Actor John Quillan smiles at his soon-to-be wife, actress Anita Thompson who holds their marriage license, Los Angeles, 1935

Date Created

September 12, 1935

Date

1935-09-12

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

John Quillan was the brother of film and television actor Eddie Quillan.
This photograph appears with the article, "Four Cast in Film Romances: Wedding Notices Filed by Hollywood Couples," Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 1935: A3.
Actor John Quillan smiles at his soon-to-be wife, actress Anita Thompson. She holds what appears to be their marriage license. A sign reading, "Marriage Licenses" is visible at the top left corner.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2239. John J. Quillan. Anita Thompson. Actors. To wed. 9-12-35. [Stamped:] Sep 26 1935.
Text from newspaper caption: A ceremony in Blessed Sacrament Church, Hollywood will unite Joseph Quillan [sic,] actor, and Anita Thompson, actress, on October 8. They filed notice of intention yesterday.
Handwritten on negative: L to R - John J. Quillan - Anita Thompson 9-12-35

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Quillan, Anita Thompson, 1915-1991
Quillan, John, 1905-1985

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Actresses--American--California--Los Angeles
Marriage licenses--California--Los Angeles
Actors--American--California--Los Angeles