Marie Gray, stage dancer, recovers from fall from a hotel window, 1935
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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds., This photograph appears with the article, "Dancer in Plunge Cited for Inquiry on Sanity." Los Angeles Times 17 Sept. 1935, Handwritten on negative: Marie Gray, Text from negative sleeve: 2141, Marie Gray, stage dancer, attempted suicide, 9/14/35, [stamped:] Sep 18 1935, View of Marie Gray in hospital gown, bandage on head, lying and strapped into hospital bed at General Hospital. Marie Gray, stage dancer, was cited to appear before Superior Judge Bullock in Psychopathic Court in the event of her recovery. She reportedly checked into a hotel, was assigned to a room on the second floor and five minutes later was seen to fall from a front window. She was treated for a broken left leg, a deep cut on the head and possible internal injuries., Text from newspaper caption: Marie Gray