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Seabiscuit, the movie based on Laura Hillenbrand's book and filmed at Santa Anita Park, will premiere at the Krikorian Theatre in Monrovia.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 17, 2003

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 17, 2003

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Film and television; Seabiscuit (motion picture)

Item ID: 31942AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Actress Yvette Vickers is seen with her arms bent and hands by her mouth. She is wearing a short skirt with bare legs and feet. According to Sandy Snider, photo was taken during the filming of the movie, "Attack of the Giant Leeches." This movie was filmed at the Arboretum during the latter half of 1958.

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Date: c.1958

1 image

Date: c.1958

Subjects: Motion pictures; Vickers, Yvette

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1530

Collection: Photographs

Images

Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Winston E. Austin, April 2.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Bulletin

Date: April 16, 1951

Pages: p. 6

Announcement Type: Birth

Newspaper: Arcadia Bulletin

Date: April 16, 1951

Pages: p. 6

Announcement Type: Birth

Subjects: Austin, daughter

Item ID: 10692AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Austin, Nov. 23.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 8, 1955

Pages: p. 18

Announcement Type: Birth

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 8, 1955

Pages: p. 18

Announcement Type: Birth

Subjects: Austin, daughter

Item ID: 14143AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Richard Austin, June 5.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 25, 1972

Pages: p. 6

Announcement Type: Birth

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 25, 1972

Pages: p. 6

Announcement Type: Birth

Subjects: Austin, Lisa Lee

Item ID: 23623AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Betty Berryman Austin, a 68-year old community and civic volunteer in Arcadia and Pasadena, has died.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: December 9, 1995

Pages: p. A4

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: December 9, 1995

Pages: p. A4

Subjects: Austin, Betty Berryman

Item ID: 5504AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Village street scene from set of "On the Road to Singapore," filmed at the Arboretum in 1940. Film starred Bing Crosby and Bob Hope.

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Date: c.1940

1 image

Date: c.1940

Subjects: Arboretum; Film industry; Motion pictures

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1361

Collection: Photographs

Images

Arcadia resident Henry"Red" Austin, who helped start the private Highpoint Academy in Pasadena and worked as a dentist in Alhambra for more than 25 years, died Thursday at the age of 69.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 25, 1991

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 25, 1991

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Austin, Henry "Red"

Item ID: 560AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Second grade student Austin Puertas of Holy Angels School in Arcadia organized a fundraiser to help victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. He raised $1,153 to go to the New York Firefighters Fund. Austin Puertas and Captain Rick Sandona of Arcadia Police Department are shown in a photograph.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 25, 2001

Pages: p. 8

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 25, 2001

Pages: p. 8

Subjects: Puertas, Austin; Firefighters; Fundraisers; September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001

Item ID: 30331AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Universal Studios film, Seabiscuit, based on the non-fiction book by Laura Hillenbrand, will be filmed at Santa Anita Park race track in November and December. Arcadia mayor Gail Marshall will be an extra on the film.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 31, 2002

Pages: p. 16

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 31, 2002

Pages: p. 16

Subjects: Marshall, Gail; Motion Pictures; Seabiscuit - Film; Universal Studios; Woolf, George

Item ID: 30847AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Charles Cooper reviews the movie Seabiscuit, starring Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges and Chris Cooper. Much of the film was shot at Santa Anita Park.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 31, 2003

Pages: p. 1, 19

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 31, 2003

Pages: p. 1, 19

Subjects: Film and television; Seabiscuit (motion picture)

Item ID: 31939AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Actor Johnny Sheffield is seen in costume for filming at the Arboretum. He is looking up and holding onto a tree limb with his left hand. Photo probably taken during filming of a Tarzan movie.

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Date: c.1936-1939

1 image

Date: c.1936-1939

Subjects: Motion pictures; Arboretum; Sheffield, Johnny

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1531

Collection: Photographs

Images

One of the houses on the north cove of the lake at the Arboretum which was built for the filming of the movie "Road to Singapore," starring Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, and Bob Hope. The house is up on stilts in the lake. The movie was filmed in 1940.

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Date: c.1940

1 image

Date: c.1940

Subjects: Arboretum; Film industry; Motion pictures

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1360

Collection: Photographs

Images

Three men are standing on a small boat during filming of a movie at the Arboretum. Handwritten note states,"John Payne in Enchanted Voyage - July, 1945 - Rancho Santa Anita."

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Date: July, 1945

1 image

Date: July, 1945

Subjects: Motion pictures; Arboretum

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1522

Collection: Photographs

Images

Photographic reproduction of full two-page spread appearing in the February 28, 1938 issue of Life Magazine. Photo shows men on horses with swords, appearing to be fighting a battle. Caption indicates it was taken during filming of the movie OF HUMAN HEARTS. Information found with the original indicates that the filming took place at the Arboretum.

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Date: c. February, 1938

1 image

Date: c. February, 1938

Subjects: Motion pictures; Arboretum; Santa Anita Rancho, Inc.

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1532

Collection: Photographs

Images

Arcadia High School students Marcus Haney and Justin Tan made a film about immigration and breaking down social barriers. It's called Viola and will screen at Laemmle One Colorado Theater in Old Pasadena.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: May 29, 2006

Pages: p. A3

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: May 29, 2006

Pages: p. A3

Subjects: Haney, Marcus; Tan, Justin; Student filmmakers; Arcadia High School - Students

Item ID: 30246AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Robert Zook, co-founder of Douglass and Zook Mortuary in Monrovia, has died at the age of 78. His is the second oldest business in Monrovia. The article includes a biography.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: November 30, 2005

Pages: p. A4

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: November 30, 2005

Pages: p. A4

Subjects: Zook, Robert ("Bob"); Business and Industry; Douglass and Zook Mortuary; Deaths

Item ID: 29979AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A two-engined plane is seen crashed nose down into "snow". There are about 11 motion picture employees working about. One can see expanses of "snowy" terraine, with San Gabriel Mountains showing above sets. Printed on plane are words: PIERCE+RONDELLE ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. Ray Ramuz, who lived across from Arcadia County Park area where this was filmed, said that the "snow" was bleached corn flakes.

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Date: September 1930

1 image

Date: September 1930

Subjects: Motion pictures

Physical Description: 6x10 b&w

ID: 866

Collection: Photographs

Images

Spotlight on Arcadia local Dave Berkus, a renowned capitalist and self-made man. He is the founder and president of Berkus Technology Ventures. He started out as the owner of his own record company, then wrote software, and is now a venture capitalist. Photo.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: February 9, 2011

Pages: p. A17

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: February 9, 2011

Pages: p. A17

Subjects: Berkus, Dave; Business and Industry; Venture capitalists

Item ID: 32522AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The variety of scenery at the Arboretum had made it a popular spot as a film location since the 1930's.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News The Star

Date: July 26, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News The Star

Date: July 26, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arboretum

Item ID: 19498AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Seabiscuit, the movie based on Laura Hillenbrand's book and filmed at Santa Anita Park, will premiere at the Krikorian Theatre in Monrovia.

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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Winston E. Austin, April 2.

Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Austin, Nov. 23.

Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Richard Austin, June 5.

Betty Berryman Austin, a 68-year old community and civic volunteer in Arcadia and Pasadena, has died.

Village street scene from set of "On the Road to Singapore," filmed at the Arboretum in 1940. Film starred Bing Crosby and Bob Hope.

Images

Arcadia resident Henry"Red" Austin, who helped start the private Highpoint Academy in Pasadena and worked as a dentist in Alhambra for more than 25 years, died Thursday at the age of 69.

The Universal Studios film, Seabiscuit, based on the non-fiction book by Laura Hillenbrand, will be filmed at Santa Anita Park race track in November and December. Arcadia mayor Gail Marshall will be an extra on the film.

Charles Cooper reviews the movie Seabiscuit, starring Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges and Chris Cooper. Much of the film was shot at Santa Anita Park.

Actor Johnny Sheffield is seen in costume for filming at the Arboretum. He is looking up and holding onto a tree limb with his left hand. Photo probably taken during filming of a Tarzan movie.

Images

One of the houses on the north cove of the lake at the Arboretum which was built for the filming of the movie "Road to Singapore," starring Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, and Bob Hope. The house is up on stilts in the lake. The movie was filmed in 1940.

Images

Three men are standing on a small boat during filming of a movie at the Arboretum. Handwritten note states,"John Payne in Enchanted Voyage - July, 1945 - Rancho Santa Anita."

Images

Images

Arcadia High School students Marcus Haney and Justin Tan made a film about immigration and breaking down social barriers. It's called Viola and will screen at Laemmle One Colorado Theater in Old Pasadena.

Robert Zook, co-founder of Douglass and Zook Mortuary in Monrovia, has died at the age of 78. His is the second oldest business in Monrovia. The article includes a biography.

Images

Spotlight on Arcadia local Dave Berkus, a renowned capitalist and self-made man. He is the founder and president of Berkus Technology Ventures. He started out as the owner of his own record company, then wrote software, and is now a venture capitalist. Photo.

The variety of scenery at the Arboretum had made it a popular spot as a film location since the 1930's.