Louis L. Goldman

[6] In 1939, he received publicity for a suit he brought, as co-counsel with his brother Ben F. Goldman Jr., on behalf of two juvenile roller skaters who claimed that Sid Grauman—the showman who established Hollywood landmarks, the Chinese Theatre and the Egyptian Theatre—had reneged on promises of motion picture roles in exchange for their completion of a 6,000 mile cross-country roller skating junket.

[7] By 1946, he was sufficiently well known that The L.A. Evening Citizen-News printed a letter from a reader proposing Goldman as a write-in candidate for election to the State Board of Equalization, calling him a "prominent Beverly Hills attorney.

[14] He later represented Rice in connection with a guardianship action by her mother based on the writer's alleged "chronic alcoholism.

"[16] For example, when Richard Boone was involved in a serious car accident after leaving the MGM lot at 3:30 a.m. following a grand party in 1963, Goldman was the one who notified police a few hours later.

[18] In 1964, he represented Anthony Quinn in high-profile divorce proceedings from his wife of 27 years, actress Katherine De Mille, the daughter of legendary producer Cecil B.

Feldon pretended to telephone Goldman to represent her in a small-town court before a corrupt judge, played by Winters.

[24] Goldman's contentious testimony at the trial, including his cross-examination by flamboyant attorney Marvin Mitchelson, was widely reported.