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Great Headlines Speak For Themselves… death of Marilyn Monroe…

February 12, 2018 by The Traveler · Leave a Comment 

The best headlines need no commentary. Such is the case with the LOS ANGELES TIMES, California, August 6, 1962: “MARILYN MONROE FOUND DEAD”

Filed under: Death Reports, Newspaper Collecting Ideas, Noteworthy Issues, The 20th & 21st Centuries
Tagged: actress, death, Great Headlines, Hollywood, Marilyn Monroe, Norma Jean

Great Headlines Speak For Themselves… Jean Harlow dies…

September 3, 2015 by The Traveler · Leave a Comment 

The best headlines need no commentary. Such is the case with the HERALD EXPRESS–EXTRA, Los Angeles, June 7, 1937: “FILM STAR JEAN HARLOW  DIES; WM. POWELL, FAMILY AT SIDE“…

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Filed under: Death Reports, Great Headlines, Newspaper Collecting Ideas, Noteworthy Issues, The 20th & 21st Centuries
Tagged: actress, Great Headlines, Hollywood, Jean Harlow

Great Headlines Speak For Themselves… death of Carole Lombard…

October 24, 2014 by The Traveler · Leave a Comment 

The best headlines need no commentary. Such is the case with the LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, California, January 18, 1942: “CAROLE LOMBARD AND 21 OTHERS IN AIRLINER WRECK”Blog-10-10-2014-Carole-Lombard-death

Filed under: Death Reports, Great Headlines, Newspaper Collecting Ideas, Noteworthy Issues, The 20th & 21st Centuries
Tagged: actress, Carole Lombard, Great Headlines, Hollywood, tragedy

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