1970/71 #3 Tamara, Henry. Trancas. Sample (65-68) Bill Cosby Paige Young Stories. Locations.

One of the women who had spoken out about her drugging and assault by Cosby back in 2004 is Tamara Green. For more information on her connection the 2004 Andrea Constand case against Cosby and the original Jane Does, see the book Chasing Cosby by Nicole Weisensee Egan. In the fall of 2014, the Burress video went viral and dozens of Cosby’s victims spoke…

PART 2: Richard Sample Interview

Close up of a small copy: Richard Sample as painted by Paige Young. To open our interview, I promised Richard I would end after one hour. It ended up two. I asked Richard if Paige ever used LSD, the drug that named the “psychedelic era.” Richard said no, not that he ever witnessed or heard. I brought up the sex tape mentioned in the…

My Interview with Artist/Paige Young Friend Richard Sample. 1960-1969. Malibu. Venice. Celebrity Connections. PART 1. Updated 10/18/2021

UPDATE: Richard L. Sample passed away on August 10, 2021 Recently, I interviewed Richard Sample, Paige’s ex-boyfriend, painter, sculptor and assemblage artist. He now lives in the Coachella Valley area of California. Richard Sample was still living in Sun Valley, Idaho when he was interviewed by Daily Mail reporter Ryan Parry in 2014. He says he doesn’t know where Parry heard his name in…

Paige Young Images Used In Art and Merchandise. Paintings By Paige Young. (Updated 9/16/21)

According to author Duke Haney: the successful Playmate puzzle series was released periodically, in groups of 4 Playmates at a time. Paige’s “group” included Cynthia Myers, Gwen Wong and DeDe Lind and was released in 70/71. Haney describes the lid of the Playmate puzzle: “The mini-centerfold measures 3×6.5 and two were two included with every puzzle. One was folded so that only the face…

What happened to Paige’s family, ex Husband Mark F. Segal, Desmond Guinness, Lawyer Marvin Mitchelson

Paige’s grandmother Virginia Young LaRocca died in August of 1976 in the Studio City Convalescent Hospital located at 11429 Ventura Blvd.   It’s difficult to read, but I think Virginia died from complications of a stroke.  She was a 1st Reader for the Church of Christ Science for 35 years according to her death certificate. Virginia was cremated and her ashes were scattered in…

1974 #2. The Shanes (Of Beverly Hills) Huston & Hefner.

Melanie from the Daily Mail article told me that the “brother of Cici Huston” had Paige’s “sex tape” in his possession and would not hand it over to Paige, despite her repeated requests. She told me that Paige frequently expressed the serious mental anguish this was causing her. The Daily Mail didn’t publish Shane’s name as he “wasn’t a big enough name” or close…

1970/71 #1 Paige Moves To Westwood. Pasadena Art Museum With Warhol Wearing A Rudi Gernreich Dress. Artist DeWain Valentine

70-71 It it was around this time that Paige moved into this garage apartment in Westwood after feeling “antsy” living in the isolated Trancas area of Malibu. This is the home where she would end her life in 1974. May 16, 1970. Paige Young makes an appearance at the Pasadena Art Museum recorded by a gossip columnist and a photographer. The occasion was an…

1970 #2 January Playboy 1969 PMOY Contest & Calendar. Gowland’s Rigdig Calendar.

Paige appears in the January 1969 issue of Playboy magazine (it’s also the 15th anniversary issue) along with all 12 Playmates of 1968, a brief update accompanies each one. The contestants are in the running for the soon-to-be-named Playmate of the Year 1969. The Playmate of the Year title was a big deal. An even higher validation than Playmate of the Month. The winner…

Context: 1964,1965. More On Paige’s Lawyer Marvin Mitchelson. Who Is Photographer Peter Gowland?

1964 At this stage, after winning 1 million for Pamela Mason, Marvin Michelson has a steadily increasing clientele, consisting primarily of Beverly Hills and Hollywood women against rich and powerful men; most often their husbands. Paige Young is one of his divorcing clients who has no money to pay him up front. Later this year, Michelson represents legendary lyricist Alan Lerner’s estranged wife, Micheline….

1950s #1 Move to San Fernando Valley. Recording Industry LA. Celebrity Connections. Leith Stevens.

Hereafter known as SFV. 1950 Around this year Diana and her family move to 13055 Moorpark St., located on the west side of Studio City close to the border with Sherman Oaks. Specifically off of the intersection of Coldwater Canyon and Ventura Blvd. This image shows the Hughes Market that stood on that intersection. I believe it is the southeast corner. The Los Angeles…