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Order Number	00106275
Title	Lana Turner pins a boutonniere on Artie Shaw
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 6886
Date	1940
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.; Photograph was edited for publication purposes.
Historical Data	Artie Shaw and Lana Turner were married on February 13, 1940, in a last second ceremony in Las Vegas, Nevada. Turner was only 19 years old. The marriage shocked and surprised many and was highly publicized. Their marriage was turbulent and abusive and lasted just shy of seven months.
Description	Photograph caption dated February 13, 1940 reads "Lana Turner pins a boutonniere to the coat of her husband, Artie Shaw, as they honeymooned today in Beverly Hills following an early morning elopement to Las Vegas. The 'college sweetheart' and swing band maestro said they decided to see the minister only yesterday. The wedding was a big surprise to Hollywood."
Subject	Turner, Lana,--1921-1995. Shaw, Artie,--1910-2004. Motion picture actors and actresses--United States. Band musicians--United States. Clarinetists--United States. Composers--United States. Arrangers (Musicians)--United States. Boutonnieres--California--Beverly Hills. Couples--California--Beverly Hills. Newlyweds--California--Beverly Hills. Honeymoons--California--Beverly Hills. Beverly Hills (Calif.). Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs. Group portraits Portrait photographs
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection