Saturday, April 19, 2014

Lillian Gish, Herb Caen and California Senator Alan Robbins

Here is a Herb Caen column from February 23, 1981. Miss Gish was honored by the California legislature and one of her fans, Senator Alan Robbins, "threw his arms around her." Robbins was "facing trial on 10-counts of sexual misconduct with teenage girls." Below the paragraph, Miss Gish wrote, "Oh dear."

Believe it or not, this made the news on Herb Cane's recent birthday. One of his ancient typewriters is on permanent display on the fifth floor of the San Francisco Main Library at 100 Larkin Street.

James Patterson
www.LDGish.blogspot.com researcher and writer

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