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Emily Hall Tremaine & pals vs. the British Nazi (1937-38)
R.J. Preece (ADP) - 18 May 24
...Baron Max von Romberg in the Trocadero, Los Angeles. A similar photo, but in reverse, was in Emily’s scrapbook. Neither the 2001 nor 2019 books mentioning Emily’s discussion-generating 1930s mentioned the Chancellors, and likely didn’t know about this. What are these socialites up to in this...
Emily Hall Tremaine fights back:
Nazis in California (1933-45)
(book preview)
R.J. Preece (ADP) - 05 Feb 24
Emily Hall Tremaine fights back: Nazis in California (1933-45) (book preview) What do the following famous artworks, top in their respective museums, have in common— Jasper Johns’s "Three (American) flags" (1958), at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York; Warhol’s "Marilyn Monroe...
Emily Hall Tremaine - crazy anti-Nazi media coverage (1940)
R.J. Preece (ADP) - 16 Jan 24
...Baron Max von Romberg, polo player, whom she divorced in 1938..." (Excerpt from above; it is not believed they were divorced before his death in 1937-38.) See worldcat.org for possible locations, or contact area public library.1940 - news brief AP (Santa Barbara, Sept. 6). (7 September...
Emily Hall Tremaine - publicity outputs, Emily-style (1939)
R.J. Preece (ADP) - 12 Jan 24
Emily Hall Tremaine - publicity outputs, Emily-style (1939) The "original It Girl" Emily Hall Tremaine (then Von Romberg) married Adolph B. Spreckels, Jr. in August 1939. See the full-on reporting of the young publicity queen across the United States and beyond. Five months later, she generated...
Rachel Maddow’s "PREQUEL: An American Fight Against Fascism" & Emily Hall Tremaine (formerly Von Romberg - Spreckels)
R.J. Preece (ADP) - 23 Nov 23
Rachel Maddow’s "PREQUEL: An American Fight Against Fascism" & Emily Hall Tremaine (formerly Von Romberg - Spreckels) Top left: After a year-long second marriage, Emily Hall Tremaine (previously Spreckels) sued for divorce (7 Sept 1940; New York Daily News. Top right: Three months later,...
Rachel Maddow’s "Ultra" (2022) & Emily Hall Tremaine (previously Von Romberg - Spreckels)
R.J. Preece (ADP) - 14 Jul 23
Rachel Maddow’s "Ultra" (2022) & Emily Hall Tremaine (previously Von Romberg - Spreckels) Top left: After a year-long second marriage, Emily Hall Tremaine (previously Spreckels) sues for divorce (7 Sept 1940; New York Daily News. Top right: Three months later, Adolph B. Spreckels declares...
Hitler in Los Angeles: How Jews foiled Nazi plots against Hollywood and America (2017) & Emily Hall Tremaine (previously Von Romberg - Spreckels)
R.J. Preece (ADP) - 14 Jul 23
Hitler in Los Angeles: How Jews foiled Nazi plots against Hollywood and America (2017) & Emily Hall Tremaine (previously Von Romberg - Spreckels) Top left: After a year-long second marriage, Emily Hall Tremaine (previously) Spreckels sues for divorce (7 Sept 1940; New York Daily News. Top...
Andy Warhol. A boy for Meg (1962) in publications, exhibitions
R.J. Preece (ADP) - 09 Sep 21
...Baron Max von Romberg, a noted German-American polo player / photographer with German father (deceased many years) and mother being the daughter of New York banker Edmund Converse. For the time, one could consider Max and Emily a power couple in the media, based in Santa Barbara and travelling...
Emily Hall Tremaine -
Apéritif magazine (1934-36) - issues, contents, media coverage & shocking context
R.J. Preece (ADP) - 04 Aug 21
Emily Hall Tremaine - Apéritif magazine (1934-36) - issues, contents, media coverage & shocking context This start-up magazine based in Santa Barbara, headed by Emily Hall Tremaine (previously von Romberg) featured provocative content and produced national media coverage in just a two-year...
Emily Hall Tremaine’s 1930s: In danger, madness, decadence and publicity
R. J. Preece - 02 Aug 21
Emily Hall Tremaine’s 1930s: In danger, madness, decadence and publicity This micro-site and webpage are packed with a lot of new information clarifying Emily’s work and life. Left: Wire service photo of Emily Hall Tremaine (previously Spreckels) wearing in today’s value from...
Emily Hall Tremaine (previously Spreckels) vs. Adolph B. Spreckels, initial divorce court filing & deposition (1940)
R.J. Preece (ADP) - 29 Jul 21
Emily Hall Tremaine (previously Spreckels) vs. Adolph B. Spreckels, initial divorce court filing & deposition (1940) In 1940, Emily Hall Tremaine (previously Spreckels) courageously stood up and publicly blasted her second husband after a turbulent year-long marriage: "no" to his alleged...
New discoveries: Emily Hall Tremaine (previously von Romberg), Max von Romberg, Brünninghausen and more
R.J. Preece (ADP) - 11 Apr 21
New discoveries: Emily Hall Tremaine (previously von Romberg), Max von Romberg, Brünninghausen and more Living in California in the crazy and increasingly dangerous 1930s towards WWII, the two socialites accumulated a significant amount of media coverage, some with eye-popping controversy....
New discoveries: Emily Hall Tremaine (previously Spreckels), Adolph B. Spreckels, Jr., Brünninghausen & more
R.J. Preece (ADP) - 11 Apr 21
New discoveries: Emily Hall Tremaine (previously Spreckels), Adolph B. Spreckels, Jr., Brünninghausen & more Living in California in the crazy and increasingly dangerous late 1930s into the WWII period, the two socialites collided with anti-Nazi vs. alleged pro-Nazi thinking, extreme spousal...
R.J. Preece (ADP) - 01 Apr 19
...Baron Max von Romberg in the Trocadero, Los Angeles. A similar photo, but in reverse, was in Emily’s scrapbook. Neither the 2001 nor 2019 books mentioning Emily’s 1930s mentioned the Chancellors, and likely didn’t know about this nor the plot to assassinate 24 prominent people. Daily News (Los...