• May 27, 2012

pt old-timey poor behavior

by Ken Layne  1:03 am November 20, 2008

DEPRESSION DESERT: “Alexander Pantages, the Greek tycoon, moved from Seattle to Los Angeles and gave Walt Disney a start in the animated-film business. But Pantages had other interests, and as Wall Street collapsed in 1929, he was tried and convicted for the rape of a 17-year-old dancer.” [LA CityBeat]