Coline Clarke, Beth Cross, Mae Elizabeth Scrivens, and Cecil Cross go to court against Buster Keaton, Los Angeles, 1935

Item Overview

Title

Coline Clarke, Beth Cross, Mae Elizabeth Scrivens, and Cecil Cross go to court against Buster Keaton, Los Angeles, 1935

Date Created

October 3, 1935

Date

1935-10-03

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

The three women stand side-by-side with Mrs. Cross' daughter standing in front of her.
Story related to photograph appears with the article, "Keaton's Two Alimony Battles May End Soon," Los Angeles Times, 04 Oct 1935: A1.
Mae Elizabeth's goes to court against her estranged husband comedian Buster Keaton is accompanied by her friends Beth Cross and Coline Clarke as well as Mrs. Cross' daughter Cecil. Alimony and settlements pertaining to Mae Elizabeth and Keaton's former wife Natalie Talmadge are being settled.

Caption

Handwritten on negative: LtoR - Coline Clarke - Mrs. Beth Cross - Mrs. Mae Elizabeth Keaton - Cecil Cross 10-4-35
Text from negative sleeve: 2421 - L to R Coline Clarke Mrs. Beth Cross Mrs. Mae Elizabeth Keaton Cecil Cross - 9 yrs. 10-4-35 Alimony + Divorce Suit (Buster Keaton) [stamped:] Oct ? 1935

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Scrivens, Mae Elizabeth
Clarke, Coline
Cross, Beth
Cross, Cecil, b. 1926 or 27

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Mothers--California--Los Angeles
Spouses--California--Los Angeles
Friendship
Divorce--California--Los Angeles
Daughters--American--California--Los Angeles