An Open Letter To Evelyn C. Zumaya

07/30/2011

Evelyn C. Zumaya

1234 No One Gives A Shit Street

Anytown, Anystate

01234-2940

Anycountry

Ms. Evelyn C. Zumaya

It has recently come to our attention that you have completely lost your fucking mind. Must you consistently embarrass yourself, day after day writing a blog that is dedicated exclusively to the slander of David Bret and in your feeble, 62 year old mind, convincing only yourself that your book is anything but self-glorified fan fiction?  Are you really convinced that this is the "authoritative and definitive biography" of one of silent films' greatest stars?  

As a general rule, a definitive biography would begin with the birth of its' subject and work its' way through the life of said subject, giving a balanced and unbiased account of the life, death and legacy of said subject.  Your book does none of these things, Ms. Zumaya. Regardless of your self-written blog full of self-proclamations, edited by yourself (and very poorly so, I must say) detailing your self-serving project, (Is anyone else noticing a pattern here?) your book is still below sub-par. Your book will always be sub-par and is currently published by a criminal; a criminal with an active warrant for her arrest; a criminal with FELONY charges against her; a criminal currently on the run from the authorities; a criminal with a One-Hundred Thousand Dollar lawsuit that continues to gain interest to the tune of Ten-Thousand Dollars a year, a criminal that by your own admission and statements is "...physically and mentally ill."  YOU, Ms. Zumaya, told a friend in confidence that you sincerely believed that Ms. Birchard/"Pickford" would be dead within one year if she didn't seek professional help.  You also confided in this friend that Ms. Birchard/"Pickford" had developed a serious alcohol problem.  These are your words, Evelyn C. Zumaya. You dropped Ms. Birchard/”Pickford” like a hot potato when she became too needy, constantly asking for rides to the grocery, etc. You only rekindled your “relationship” with Ms. Birchard/Pickford when it suited you. You are a foul excuse for a human being to use a physically and mentally ill woman for your own self-serving purposes.

You, Ms. Evelyn C. Zumaya, created this fantasy of “living in hiding” and these supposed “cultists” in an effort to create a buzz for your pathetic book. Not only is it completely laughable, but it hasn't worked worth a damn to generate any buzz outside of the extremely small circle of people whom know that it's bullshit. Incidentally, the very people whom you call “cultists” are some of the only people that bought this book. At the last minute, you and Katie Lynn Birchard, under the guise of “Hala Pickford,” using the very publishing company that is now on the chopping block in a FELONY investigation, decided in order to gain revenge against David Bret and others, put a nearly 15 page rant, full of libelous and misconstrued information. This “Forewarning” wasn't intended to defend your “freedom of speech.” This was done to lay the ground work for these imaginary “cultists” and to create a convenient excuse for your publisher disappearing into “hiding,” when really, she's wanted by the authorities. You are no more living in hiding than Lady Gaga. You may as well throw on a meat-dress and prance around in Hollywood.

Evelyn C. Zumaya, do you really think that no one has noticed that the book was pulled from EVERY online retailer and is not available for sale ANYWHERE?! Of course you're not advertising THAT. Instead, you continue to bang away on your typewriter, touting how “authoritative” and “well-researched” your book is? Have you convinced yourself yet, Ms. Zumaya, because no one else is buying it; neither figuratively, or with cash or credit. When we contacted Amazon.com regarding the sudden disappearance of your book, we were simply told that “the product did not meet Amazon's strict quality-control standards and was not suitable for our customers.” Barnes and Noble simply replied that “the book you are inquiring about is no longer offered for sale.” If I didn't know any better, Evelyn C. Zumaya, I'd say your book was pulled because it was mis-advertised, contained libelous and potentially illegal material and received more 1-Star reviews than a Broadway show written by and starring Katie Lynn Birchard.

You aren't selling books out of your home because the book is a print-on-demand product, only manufactured each time someone buys it. These one off copies are ordered by online retailers as they sell, and other than that, aren't available anywhere. It's more likely than not that you can't afford to stock the book yourself, because in an attempt to defraud your readers, you made the book nearly double the size that it should have been. The nearly 600 pages would easily fit onto 350 if you printed the text in a standard size font and spacing. You could shrink the book down to a little over 15 pages if you removed the fantasized conversations, one-sided story line and drivel. Come to think of it, you could reduce it another 13 pages if you removed the libelous and sensationalized “Forewarning” that you threw in there at the last minute. That leaves only the cheaply produced, soft cover and a title page that are worth a shit, and the majority of customers that have purchased the book complain that the cover falls off too. You're about as much of a reporter as one of the News Of The World staff, and we all know how that ended. If your book is so fucking authoritative, why don't you ever address the issues that are brought up publicly about it, Evelyn? You don't because your a pussy and you're full of shit.

How can you explain the lawsuit against your publisher for SIX-FIGURES for Libel and Defamation of Character? How can you explain your book being pulled by every retailer that offered it for sale? How can you explain away the fact that your personal blogs are dropping like flies, disappearing like a fart on a windy day? How do you explain away the DOZENS of 1-Star Reviews regarding the quality of this book, both physical and content related? You're merely trying to increase your books' Google ranking by posting the same nonsense day in and day out. You can post screen shots of supposed research and call it the second coming of Christ, but until you've got a product that stands on the feet of such research, it really doesn't amount to anything. In general, at this point, you're only arguing with yourself. You've thrown so much shit at the wall that the entire room smells, but you can't get it to stick. At this point the shit coming out of your mouth is both diarrheal and disgusting.

To Summarize: This isn't the book that we, the supposed “cultists” don't want anyone to read. In fact, we wish everyone would read it and I'll happily loan anyone whom asks for it, my own personal copy. We've discovered the book in all its' “kookie” glory on several Bit Torrent sites online in PDF format. Since no one can buy the book anywhere currently, we are banking that a number of them will download it and continue to post their honest reviews regarding its' “quality.” You have to understand, Ms. Zumaya, that each time someone reads your fan-fiction, it only cements what has been written everywhere. It would be better for you to have never sold a copy, as at least then, there would be some shadow of doubt regarding the books' quality. You've got your “freedom of speech” and we've got ours and soon that's about the only freedom your publisher is going to have because she'll giving up the rest of her freedom behind the bars of a prison cell. You wouldn't have to daily post your “defense” if your work was astute.

Personally, I think David Bret summed it up quite cleverly. Your book and your blog are like having a quiet wank in a water closet. No one hears it or sees it and frankly, you're the only one who enjoys it. Now if you'll excuse me, my tie is crooked and I have quite the puddle of slobber to mop up.

Sincerely Yours,

The “Cultists”

cc. Katie Lynn Birchard, Hala Pickford, Hala Kitty, Hala Kuromi, 1921 PVG Publishing, Kaja Mundy, The Rudolph Valentino Society, Clara, Miss Dane, MissPickford9, HalaIsDayumBeautiful, ClaraBFS, Leah-Cim-Sirrom, Kassandra

Katie Lynn Birchard ("Hala Pickford") Informs Court She Is On The Run & Will Not Appear To Face Felony Charges

On June 27, 2011 a Burbank, California Judge issued a Warrant for the arrest of Katie Lynn Birchard, A.K.A. "Hala Pickford" for Failure To Appear, Disobedience Of A Lawful Order and Contempt Of Court.  Birchard has skipped her last 2 court appearances, relating to a Libel and Defamation of Character lawsuit filed against her in 2010, and after violating the order numerous times, the Honorable Judge had finally had enough.  (Story Continued Below)

Katie Lynn Birchard, AKA "Hala Pickford" Arrest Warrant Scan (Click To Enlarge)

In addition to legal woes stemming from the aforementioned case, Birchard also finds herself facing Felony Charges for Fraudulent Conveyance Of Assets & Holdings, when she illegally and purposefully transferred monetary interest in her various companies to an out-of-state L.L.C. in an attempt to circumvent a court order involving a monetary penalty.

For Birchard, this means a laundry list of ramifications. As an on-the-run fugitive, Birchard is no longer able to receive or apply for welfare assistance including food stamps, housing assistance or financial aid. She no longer has access to the DMV, including the ability to renew or secure a drivers license, passport or State issued ID. Birchard is unable to file any further frivolous restraining orders or to seek the help of or make complaints to any Police Department. With Felony Charges Pending, any time that she gets in a car or onto a bus, she risks being arrested should any vehicle she travels in be stopped for even a minor traffic violation.  In addition, Birchard is no longer an eligible voter and is banned from purchasing any kind of firearm or ammunition.

With a Five-Hundred Dollar Reward for her Arrest, it is only a matter of time before Birchard is brought to justice. Bond has already been pre-set at Twenty-Thousand Dollars, and will continue to increase as her flight from justice continues.

Until Next Time,

The EXPOSE "Hala Pickford" Team

Felony Charges Filed Against "Hala Pickford" For Fraudulent Conveyance Of Assets & Holdings

Just when she thought things couldn't get any worse, Katie Lynn Birchard a.k.a. “Hala Pickford” awakes to find herself named in new Civil legal charges. To date, Birchard has managed to skate by with only Misdemeanor criminal charges for skipping required court hearings and Contempt, but according to official court records, felony charges were filed against Ms. Birchard on June 24th, 2011 for fraudulent transfer. Also named in the charges/complaint are The Rudolph Valentino Society & Publishing L.L.C., both of which she controls.

(Case # EC056195 at the Glendale, California Courthouse)
(Click Case Summary At Page Left & Enter Case #)

The allegations were serious enough that the venue was moved from Burbank to Glendale, as they handle most crimes of Federal and Felonious nature. Thankfully, Felony warrants are extraditable in all 50 United States and a speedy extradition back to the State of California to face the charges is guaranteed if Birchard should decide to skip town.

Birchard made the critical mistake of illegally transferring known assets to an out-of-state (Wyoming) L.L.C. after a Burbank, California judge awarded a staggering $100,000 (One-Hundred Thousand Dollar) judgment against her for Libel in September 2010. The fraudulent transfer of aforementioned assets is a Felony in the State Of California. Birchard arrogantly admitted under oath, to the transferring of these assets at a May 6, 2010 court hearing in which she was being questioned.

Birchard continues to evade an active arrest warrant. There is currently a $500.00 (Five-Hundred Dollar) reward for ANY information leading to the arrest of Katie Lynn Birchard. If you see Birchard or become aware of her location, DO NOT approach her, as she should be considered Armed and Dangerous. Do call the Burbank, California Police Department at (818) 238-3000. You may also leave tips anonymously via this website. Again, Birchard herself has made public claims that she is armed at all times and should NOT be approached.

Until next time,

The EXPOSE "Hala Pickford" Team

"Hala Pickford" ...Business As Usual, Despite Being A Fugitive With Active Arrest Warrant

 The following is taken from IMDB and is so well written that we decided to share it. You can find the original post by clicking HERE.  We'd also like to remind our readers that there is a Five-Hundred Dollar Reward for ANY information leading to the arrest of Katie Lynn Birchard, AKA "Hala Pickford."  If you see Birchard or become aware of her location, DO NOT approach her, as she should be considered Armed and Dangerous.  Do call the Burbank, California Police Department at (818) -238-3000.  You may also leave tips anonymously via this website. Again, Birchard herself has made public claims that she is armed at all times and should NOT be approached.

"I find it absolutely fascinating that Katie Lynn Birchard, AKA "Hala Pickford" is continuing to try to hock her latest book here, all but claiming it to be the Valentino Bible when she's got an active warrant for her arrest in the State of California and is now considered a fugitive.

I also find it laughable and demonstrably false that both Birchard and her author, Evelyn Zumaya are calling this an "Authoritative Biography," which is demonstrably false. Both Birchard and Zumaya are shouting from the rooftops about supposed Valentino "Cultists" that are out to defame, harm or kill them exclusively for releasing the book. Nothing could be further from the truth.

When I stumbled upon this book, I was actually quite excited, until I read the reviews, which are nearly exclusively negative and all making the same points. I was fascinated by the fact that such a "Mind Blowing" book could have been in the making for so long without my knowledge. I'd consider myself a Rudy buff and as such, decided to check around. What I found was not only patently disgusting, but quite disturbing as well.

To put things into perspective, the book begins with a highly controversial, potentially libelous, fabricated and sensationalized "Forwarning." An absolutely hysterical (but truthful) breakdown of the "Forwarning" can be found here: http://malignantnarcissism.blogspot.com/2011/07/affairs-valentino-introduction-review.html

In the first 15 or so pages, Zumaya claims that both she and Birchard, under the alias "Hala Pickford" are in hiding because of the "Valentino Cultists" that are now threatening to kill them. False. Birchard isn't hiding from "Valentino Cultists." Birchard is hiding from the State of California because she has an active warrant for her arrest for failure to appear to answer to contempt of court allegations stemming from a defamation of character and libel case. Let's rehash this quickly. Katie Lynn Birchard, a wanted woman whom has previously released work that has been deemed libelous and defamatory wants you to believe that her newest work is any different? Of course it is.

Evelyn Zumaya makes additional claims in this "Forwarning" that her reputation has been so damaged by these "Cultists," that she has been refused rental property because these "Cultists" have put into cyber-space that she has a cocaine problem. False. More than Five Grams of Cocaine were indeed found in Zumaya's own home as recorded in public record, and said cocaine was subsequently found to be intended for distribution. A gentleman, PEDRO SALGADO PACHECO, whom Zumaya was shacked up with was sent to prison in relation to this crime. An appeal to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Case # H-00-CR-467-1 was denied. If she wasn't snorting it, it was most certainly in her home. For further clarification, this can be easily looked up and researched via Google. Unless there is another "Evelyn Zumaya" of nearly the exact age or unless Zumaya is claiming that Pedro Pacheco is one of the "Valentino Cultists," and that his prison sentence and public record are "harassment," Zumaya is being far less than truthful. You decide. I also stumbled upon this: http://exposekatielynnbirchard.blogspot.com/

There is so much highly sourced information regarding Katie Lynn Birchard, AKA, "Hala Pickford," that it seems impossible that it could be made up. You just can't make up those kinds of stories.

In nearly every review I could conjure up online, the same things were consistently reiterated. The frequently posted points include the following:

1. The information in the book is highly inflammatory, impossible to substantiate.

2. The book is of shoddy quality and falls apart before it can be completed.

3. The more than double spacing of the text makes the book larger than it needs to be, bulky and obnoxious.

4. The book seems to be a work of fan-fiction.

5. The editing is very poor.

6. The photos included in the book are severely lacking, including missing captions. In addition, the photos don't apply to the portion of the book they are inserted into. Watermarks intended for websites are also overlooked.


Every "review" of the book that have been left by Birchard or Zumaya claim that there are years of documented and sourced "impeccable research." I can not imagine why such a large group of people, from all over the web, on dozens of websites, including customers from several different sources are all saying the book is terrible. Who do you believe, a multitude of substantiated sources, Katie Birchard, a fugitive from justice with an active arrest warrant or Evelyn Zumaya, a proven liar."

Until next time,

The EXPOSE Hala Pickford Team

Five-Hundred Dollar Reward For Information Leading To The Arrest Of Katie Lynn Birchard, AKA "Hala Pickford"

Hala Pickford - Wanted (Armed & Dangerous)

Katie Lynn Birchard, AKA "Hala Pickford" is wanted by the law. Birchard has an active arrest warrant out of Burbank, California for "Failure To Appear" and is now a fugitive from justice. Bail has been pre-set at Twenty-Thousand Dollars. ($20,000)  A 'no questions asked' cash reward of Five-Hundred Dollars ($500.00) is being offered for ANY information that leads to her arrest.

If you see Birchard or become aware of her location, DO NOT approach her, as she should be considered Armed and Dangerous.  Do call the Burbank, California Police Department at (818) -238-3000.  You may also leave tips anonymously via this website. Again, Birchard has made public claims that she is armed at all times and should NOT be approached.

Until next time,

The EXPOSE "Hala Pickford" Team

"...suck on jail bars."

Rudolph Valentino Cultists, Hala Pickford & Evelyn Zumaya Create Fake Death Threats To Garner Publicity

Katie Lynn Birchard, A.K.A, "Hala Pickford" is at it again;  This time she's teamed  up with fellow Valentino cultist, Evelyn Zumaya, creating her newest publicity sheet, falsely claiming that both she & Zumaya are in hiding because of "frivolous lawsuits" & "death threats"  Besides being completely laughable, the accusations couldn't be farther from the truth.

Because no one is taking Birchard seriously as an author, publisher, singer/songwriter, screenwriter, blogger or record label CEO, she's resorted to such desperate measures as this in a futile attempt to gain some sort of professional notoriety.  Even more laughable is the fact that just a short time ago, her cohort & fellow cultist, Evelyn Zumaya was confiding in close friends that Birchard was both "...physically & mentally ill and that she'd be dead within 1 year if she didn't seek immediate professional counseling."

The "frivolous lawsuits" that Birchard refers to are in no way frivolous. Birchard was successfully sued by a famed Valentino author for more than $100,000 (One-Hundred Thousand Dollars) for libel & defamation of character in what was described by The Honorable Judge as a "slam dunk" case against Birchard & awarded an appropriate judgement, based on "clear and convincing evidence."  The author was also granted a permanent injunction against Birchard in which the judge clearly bars Birchard from having any contact with him as well as permanently and lawfully banning Birchard from making any mention of him either directly or indirectly in print or in any of her hate blogs or websites.  Birchard currently has a bench warrant for her arrest, issued by the same Judge in Burbank, California for "Faliure To Appear" in her contempt of court case for blatant violations of the aforementioned order.  Birchard is hiding from the law; not hiding from would be killers as she's suggested.  Zumaya is merely using Birchard as a tool to gain attention for herself, as she admittedly shopped her most recent project to other publishers for over a decade before settling for Birchard & her sham of a publishing company. 

According to Birchard's most recent press release, Zumaya is also in hiding, however Zumaya has made her location known to other reputable Valentino authors, and has begun to torment and taunt them, sending confrontational emails & recent photos of herself in a futile attempt to garner personal attention.

Katie Lynn Birchard has once again proven that she'll go to any lengths to seek out attention. Like a small child, her immaturity causes her to feel that any attention is good attention. She fails to realize that this is not the case. At age 62, Zumaya by now should have developed the social and professional skills to avoid situations like this. Zumaya is publicly claiming that Birchard's massive weight gain, bladder infections and such are due to "harassment."  According to Web M.D., the most common cause of hefty weight gain is the over consumption of food and bladder infections are generally caused by a dirty "downstairs."  Their suggestions for the avoidance of such include dieting, excersize and better genital cleansing habits, including the use of condoms, douching & regular bathing.

You know what they say about "Birds of a feather..."

Until Next Time,

The EXPOSE "Hala Pickford" Team

Breaking: Warrant Issued For The Arrest Of Katie Lynn Birchard, AKA, "Hala Pickford"

BREAKING:

Burbank, California

05/31/2011

After skipping out on her court appearance earlier today, an unhappy Judge William D. Stewart immediately issued a warrant for the Arrest of Katie Lynn Birchard.  Birchard was due to show up in court to answer to allegations that she'd violated her court orders demanding the speedy and permanent removal of libelous and defaming material found on her blogs and websites.  An additional Contempt of Court charge for the skipped appearance was requested but is unconfirmed as of this writing.  Contempt of Court carries a maximum penalty of 6 months in Jail for each count as well as the possibility of large monetary fines in addition to the aforementioned jail time.

We will keep you posted on this developing story.

The EXPOSE Katie Lynn Birchard Team

Google Inc. Permanently Removes "Forget The Talkies," "Perpetual Flapper" & Others From Its' Servers

Over a period of more than a decade, Katie Lynn Birchard, under the guise of "Hala Pickford" & many other aliases, has written hundreds of libelous & offensive blogs, sending Homophobic, Anti-Semitic, Hateful messages, as well as intentionally & methodically defaming the characters of dozens of groups & individuals, including Zachary Jaydon, Tracy Terhune, Stella Grace, Cinecon, David Bret, The Silent Treatment (TST), Bob Birchard, Hugh Munro Neely, www.NitaNaldi.com & its' creators, Donna Hill, www.Nitrateville.com, The Silent Movie Theatre, The Pickford Institute, Hollywood Heritage & more.

In the midst of multiple lawsuits, court issued restraining orders, & criminal allegations, Birchard's blogs have swiftly begun to disappear. The problem is, Birchard isn't responsible for the blogs disappearances, and in the back of her own mind, feels that she can potentially put the blogs back up without consequences.  Birchard isn't smart enough to realize that all of these blogs are saved to a Google Inc. cache and has been subpoenaed by court systems in several jurisdictions.  Removing the blogs may convince a judge that Birchard should avoid potential jail time or more serious consequences, however, her own words will most definitely be used as crucial evidence against her. Circuit Courts in the State of Florida have recently began a quiet, but large scale investigation of Birchard stemming from her continuing harassment of Zachary Jaydon as well as an implied threat of violence against a laundry list of individuals.  The problem with her case? She arrogantly believes she is calling the shots inside any courtroom, commanding whom she will and will not speak/answer to as well as having a no-regrets attitude.  She has as recently as May 4th, 2011, stated that she is moving all of the libelous information that was removed to another server, claiming that they aren't permanently gone. (See Screenshot)

Katie Lynn Birchard Publicly Admits She's Contemplating Violating Her Court Order, Yet Again

Her court appearances are now beginning to pile up on both sides of the country, and with so much evidence against her, she needs to start taking these orders seriously; otherwise, the only blogs she will be writing are with a #2 pencil, behind the bars of a prison cell.

Until next time,
The EXPOSE Katie Lynn Birchard Team

Hala Pickford Served With TWO Additional Mandatory Court Appearances At Yesterday's Hearing

(Continuing...)  Burbank, California

     May 7th, 2011

Katie Lynn Birchard has been served yet again at the Burbank, California Courthouse.  Birchard was slapped with  additional mandatory court appearances at yesterdays' court appearance in which her personal and business finances were being scrutinized.  The first additional appearance stems from pending Contempt of Court charges in connection with the more than $100,000 (One-Hundred Thousand Dollar) judgement issued against her, in which she was ordered to remove all libelous or defamatory information pertaining to Tracy Terhune & others but has since re-posted the violating material multiple times, even after the offensive material was forcefully removed by Google Inc. 

Birchard recently reposted all of the offensive and libelous material on her websites, before making them available for viewing "by invite only." She foolishly believes that just because it's hidden from general public view that it doesn't violate her court order. The proper authorities have been notified, and Google Inc. is cooperating fully in providing all of the content hidden behind the "curtain," per the Burbank, California Court order to be examined by Judge William D. Stewart in a future court hearing.

Google is also fully cooperating in a court order to provide i.p. addresses, deleted files, file caches etc. for her other libelous blogs. Google Inc. is in the process of releasing all pertinent information to assist in a court issued permanent injunction protecting Zachary Jaydon from Birchard due to years of harassment, libel & recent threats of violence.  Because of the strong indication of impending violent action and the admission that Birchard is armed at all times, Florida has the ability to issue a warrant for Birchard's arrest and to hear the case in Florida without the use of service to Birchard.  She will then be responsible for finding her way back to California without any obligation of help from the State of Florida.  Jaydon has sought such an arrest warrant & is said to be making his 3rd appearance before a judge to go over all files provided by Google directly to the courts at the end of May.

We will keep you posted on the outcome of all of Birchard's future court appearances.

Until next time, 
The EXPOSE Katie Lynn Birchard Team

"Hala Pickford" Shows Up 2+ Hours Late To Latest Court Hearing; Creates Mystery "LLC" In Wyoming - Allegedly To Conceal Funds, A Felony

(BREAKING)  Burbank, California

     May 6th, 2011

Katie Lynn Birchard, AKA "Hala Pickford," in her sheer arrogance, has once again decided that she calls the shots & creates the rules.  Pickford showed up nearly two-and-a-half hours late. (She must have been distracted by Rudolph Valentino's birthday celebrations & all.) Little does she know she narrowly missed a bench warrant being issued for her arrest for Contempt of Court.  During the examination, Ms. Birchard neurotically gave an eye-opening rant, providing direct insight into just how far she'll go to escape justice.

After Birchard finally stormed in with all the class of a rabid buffalo, she initially refused to cooperate with court proceedings. Her appearance was mandatory in connection with the more than $100,000 (One-Hundred Thousand Dollar) judgement issued against her in September, 2010 for Libel & Defamation of Character. She was quickly admonished by the court bailiff, and ordered to cooperate in the financial examination to determine the amount of money she must pay each month towards her ever increasing debt to Tracy Terhune.  Ms. Birchard initially revealed that she had set up an L.L.C. in the State of Wyoming and that all assets had been diverted through this mystery company and declined to give further details.

Further along in the examination, Birchard admitted on court record that she has yet to pay Mr. Terhune a penny and has no intentions to do so in the future.  Birchard also admitted midway through the examination that the mysterious "Wyoming L.L.C." that she'd supposedly set up was incomplete, and declined to give any further details including her partners and other details required by law during a financial examination.  

Ms. Birchard chooses to ignore that court ordered interest is accruing to Tracy Terhune, and in the realm of 10% per year, Birchard must pay over $1,000.00 (One-Thousand Dollars) per month just to keep up with accumulating interest charges, which doesn't begin to touch the principle amount of $100,000. (One-Hundred Thousand Dollars)  Birchard also neglects to realize that any attempt to shift money, financial records or the transfer of cash in an attempt to thwart a court-ordered financial judgement is a Felony in the State of California, punishable by fines and/or prison time.  This would include creating an L.L.C. and shifting any finances or financial interest, no matter the State.  Any future business venture between Katie Lynn Birchard or any of her aliases and with any partner must be fully disclosed to the court, and any income generated therein will be garnished by the court until her financial obligation is paid in full.

We find it interesting that Ms. Birchard can afford to pay incorporation & business startup fees, yet is too "broke" to afford to pay any legal filing fees, for legal representation, or to pay any part of her court ordered debt to Mr. Tracy Terhune.

We'll continue to keep you posted on this developing story.

The EXPOSE Katie Lynn Birchard Team

Hala Pickford Accused Of Contempt Of Court In $100,000 Lawsuit; Faces Possible Fines/Jail Time If Convicted

(BREAKING)  Burbank, California

According to official court documents obtained from the Burbank, California Superior Court, Katie Lynn Birchard, AKA "Hala Pickford" is now facing pending criminal charges stemming from Contempt of Court charges filed today.

In September, 2010 Terhune was awarded $100,000 (One-Hundred Thousand Dollars) and a permanent injunction protecting himself and others from Birchard's online wrath & web of lies that has resulted in Google Inc. pulling dozens of her blogs per the same court order.  The aforementioned order was a result of more than 18 months of constant barrages of vicious lies and rumors authored exclusively by Birchard including falsehoods alleging that Terhune was plotting along with other silent-film authors to maim and kill her.  She has also alleged that Terhune would be "drinking her blood..." at the Valentino Memorial and claims that all of her legal troubles stem from the fact that she publicly declared that Valentino was a heterosexual.  After Google Inc. removed nearly 4 dozen posts in October, 2010 libelously referencing Terhune, Birchard maliciously reposted the very same violating material beginning in December, 2010 and it was once again deemed to violate her court order and Google Inc. removed the violating posts a second time in January, 2011.  Perhaps the most ironic of all of the recent twists in the case; it will be heard on May 6th, 2011; Rudolph Valentino's birthday.

Also filed today & to be heard on May 6th, 2011 is an "Order To Appear For Examination."  According to the official court documents, which state that "Application And Order For Appearance and Examination"  and adds "You are ordered to appear personally before the court to furnish information to aid in enforcement of a money judgment against you."  According to Burbank, California Superior Court Clerks, If Birchard misses her court date for any reason, a warrant for her arrest can be immediately issued.  This is an additional scoop of bad news for Birchard, whom has repeatedly "called in sick' for her court appearances in the past.  Pickford has also been allegedly labeled an "evader" by the Burbank, California Sheriffs Department, as she blockades herself into her residence, refusing to accept any service of legal documents.  According to sources, this is not going to be an option in this case, as the wheels have already been set in motion to have Birchard issued a "Service By Publication," a little known, but very effective way to deal with evasive individuals, refusing to accept a traditional service of court documents.

To say that Ms. Birchard's luck has run out is an understatement.  Now that the scenery has moved from civil to criminal, Ms. Birchard could find herself facing potential fines and or jail time in addition to a $100,000 (One-Hundred Thousand Dollar) civil judgement already decided against her.

We will continue to keep you posted as this story develops.

Sincerely,

The EXPOSE "Hala Pickford" Team

Has Katie Lynn Birchard Really Pulled The Plug On Hala Pickford?

Katie, dearest Katie.

Must you always make these feeble attempts to compromise our intelligence by telling us that you've finally changed your fraudulent ways?  Must you always come up with new and creative ways to victimize yourself, creating imaginary situations and twisting even the most proven facts to self-loathe?  Do you, for one second, believe that you have fooled us into thinking that you're behaviour has been modified in any way to include class, professionalism, or the smallest mite of tact?  Are you indeed murdering "Hala Pickford," and taking from us all of the hate, homophobia, lies and vicious half-truths, or is this yet another attempt to publicly gain sympathy from the few members of your "audience?"

Katie Lynn Birchard, you have all the class of a diarrheal fart in a packed church house during prayer time.  In your 23 years, you have never once accomplished anything of value.  You never completed high-school. You never attempted college.  Your singing career made even the strongest of stomachs turn.  Your silent-film career was over before it started, and not because of your declaration of Rudolph Valentino's sexuality.  Your career ended when you began publicly attacking the work and character of dozens of silent-film professionals, of whom needed no self-declaration of such.  Some of these people/organizations have been around for decades, and have happily included newcomers, "youngin's" and the like.  You are no longer welcome because even after you were embraced with open arms and afforded all of the privileges such as free festival tickets, the offer of research help and honest advice on how to get your foot in the door, you so arrogantly kicked us all in the balls and told us that we were all wrong and that you knew better.  You so foolishly took on dozens of individuals with longstanding professional reputations and thought that you could "debunk" all of us without the thought of consequences. (How has that been working out for you, Katie?)

When you began to publicly attack us, both physically and on your hate blogs, did you really think that we would continue to sit idly by and remain silent?  Did you really believe that you would not someday face the consequences of your actions?  Can you honestly say now, that it was worth it?  Was your foolish arrogance worth losing any hope of financial security you might ever have had?  $100,000 (One-Hundred Thousand Dollars) is nothing to bawk at, Katie.  Do you realize that you most likely will never be able to pay that debt?  Do you realize that not even bankruptcy will rid you of that judgment.  Do you realize that there are dozens more with the ammunition, money and gumption to sue you for the same amount or more?  Do you realize that they would also most likely prevail, especially given the burden of proof, as well as your previous case history?

Do you remember mocking a certain individual last year, in regards to the threat of legal action, telling him to "Bring it on! It will be fun!"  Do you remember making comments that you "created this blog, full well knowing that it could go to court someday."  Do you remember how you felt when The Honorable William D. Stewart handed down that $100,000 (One-Hundred Thousand Dollar) judgment and awarded that amount to Tracy Terhune, whom by "clear and convincing evidence," had proven, in the eyes of the court, that you were  100% guilty of Libel and Defamation of Character beyond any reasonable doubt?  Are you so arrogant and uneducated, that you think you can continue to post defamatory content about Terhune on Google, when a judge clearly granted him a "Permanent Injunction" protecting him from your filth and lies?

Where are your supporters, Katie?  Do you realize that only 3 (Three) people in the entire world came forward to express any kind of support for you, your "Hala Pickford" alias or any of your projects?   Where are your supporters, Katie?  Not even your own authors have issued any sort of  public support for you.  Are your authors now knowledgeable about your offensive ways and scrambling to end their projects with you?  If not, where are they? Where are you, Christopher DiGrazia?  Where are you Rachel A. Schildgen? Where are you, Megan Hussey?  Where are you, Evelyn Zumaya, the very woman that let her own father die unattended, while you paraded around a Burbank courthouse unnecessarily, as you were not even invited to give testimony.  Where are your representatives at Lightning Source, Katie?  Where is Hugh Munro Neely?  Where is your imaginary boyfriend that you supposedly moved in with?

Why have the Burbank Police Detectives repeatedly declined to offer you any support?   Why have the courts in Burbank, California not offered you any assistance, and constantly shot down your ludicrous claims of "harassment?" Why have the UK Authorities declined to pursue your false claims to fear for your life?  Why can you not provide any legitimate links to any of the con-artist claims you throw out on your other hate blogs?  Why do you fail, time and time again, to provide scans or copies of court-documents supporting your claims?  You can't, because they don't exist.

Why do you claim to sleep with Mace under your pillow and an axe beside your bed, but continue to publicly taunt the very people you claim to fear?  Why do you claim to have had nervous breakdown after nervous breakdown, but refuse to change your lifestyle or situation?  Do you really believe that anyone cares whom your having sex with, what your sexuality is, or what you look like?  No one gives two shits. The fact that you are as ugly on the outside as you are inside is the real "paradox" in all of this.  Usually, someone of your physical appearance would make twice the effort to have a sparkling personality, because let's face it...  when you look like you do, picking up anyone is going to be damned near impossible without one.

For such a firm believer in "Karma," you have yet to realize that you are now reaping what you have sowed for most of your wasted life.  None of us want you to kill Katie Lynn Birchard, but by all means, we fully support you in taking  "Hala Pickford" off of life-support.  Kill "Forget The Talkies."  "Kill" all of the demons inside of you and seek some long-term psychological help. "Hala Pickford" has nothing left to live for.  She is the most loathed individual in silent-film circles and doesn't command even the smallest degree of respect.  "Hala Pickford" will never be able to make up for her past short-comings.

We all hope and pray that something good has come from the "end" of "Hala Pickford" and "Forget The Talkies," but none of us believe that she is really gone.  If Katie Lynn Birchard had really learned a lesson from "Hala Pickford," there would be no "Forget The Talkies."  There would be no "BDB" Blog.  There would be no "FF" blog. There would be no mention of "Hala Pickford's" rants anywhere anymore.  The "end" of "Hala Pickford" would have resulted in the end of all of those things as well.

We all believe "Hala Pickford" is, if nothing else, "dormant."  Katie Lynn Birchard hasn't "killed" her at all.  She's simply put her on ice for a minute, until "Pickford" is needed to do your vile, character-assasination dirty work again.  Katie Lynn Birchard doesn't have the savvy to "eliminate" her.  She's merely putting her on hold until further notice.

Until next time,

The EXPOSE "Hala Pickford" Team

Katie Lynn Birchard, AKA, "Hala Pickford" - A Timeline Of Libel & Hate

Dear Readers,

Since "Hala Pickford" has such mental issues & frequent nervous breakdowns, causing her to forget her own name, let alone a time line of events, we thought we'd refresh the memories of our readers, in case there were some confusions about what happened when.  You see, during one of her famous meltdowns, "Pickford" warped her psyche into once again believing that she is the victim and astonishingly believes that she hasn't brought any of this upon herself.

For your consideration, below is a time line of events leading up to where we are today. You're free to draw your own conclusions, but we think it's painfully obvious just who started her own "shitstorm." It's unfortunate for her that she didn't bring an umbrella.

12/19/2000  -  Katie Lynn Birchard, under the guise "Kaja Mundy" began to publicly harass and victimize *NSYNC fans in chat rooms and forums dedicated to supporting the band.  This is the first publicly documented set of incidents in a long list of debacles in which Birchard creates aliases to libel and harass people under a veil of anonymity.

Spring, 2007 - Katie Lynn Birchard, under the guise "Hala Kitty" begins an incessant character assassination rampage against Zachary Jaydon on her blog titled, "The Popstress Proclamations."  The blog was purportedly intended to expose the world to international pop music, however, quickly became Birchard's exclusive outlet to libel Mr. Jaydon.  Rumors have circulated that "Hala" expressed a romantic interest in Jaydon and was turned away, prompting the libelous postings that have continued for nearly 4 years.

October, 2009  -  Katie Lynn Birchard, under the guise of "Hala Pickford" continues her targeting of www.NitaNaldi.com creators, including Donna Hill. A day later, renowned, Valentino author and authority, Tracy Terhune came to the defense of Ms. Hill prompting Birchard to go on a tirade against them both which continues even until today.

December 26, 2009  -  Tracy Terhune posts a 1 page expose' of "Hala Pickford," publicly exposing her as Katie Lynn Birchard to the silent-film community.  Birchard, "livid" and embarrassed that she has been publicly exposed files multiple DMCA complaints against the website in the hopes that it will be  shut-down and go unnoticed.  The silent-film community did take notice and subsequently rallied in support of Terhune, a long-standing member.

February, 2010  -  Katie Lynn Birchard files her first of nearly a half-dozen requests for a legal order of restraint against various individuals, starting with Tracy Terhune in a Burbank, California Courthouse.  Although she brags that she had received a temporary restraining order against Terhune, such an order was never given and a copy of the official court documents will be posted here soon.  The court documents were explicitly stamped "NO TEMPORARY ORDERS ISSUED PENDING FULL HEARING."  It was stamped a total of 4 times in bright red font.

April 12, 2010  -  Birchard's complaint against Terhune was denied and dismissed without prejudice.  Katie Lynn Birchard, AKA, "Hala Pickford" was never granted a restraining order involving Mr. Terhune, although she has tried to insinuate that she has many times.  At the same hearing, Birchard was subsequently served with a $100,000 (One-Hundred Thousand Dollar) lawsuit by Terhune's legal team.  Terhune was suing Katie Lynn Birchard, AKA "Hala Pickford" for Libel and Defamation of Character.

April 21st, 2010  -  Katie Lynn Birchard anonymously creates and begins posting on the "Boycott David Bret" blog, which quickly turns into her flagship blog of hate and malice directed towards not only David Brett, but Zachary Jaydon, Tracy Terhune, The Silent Treatment (TST), Bob Birchard, Stella Grace, Hugh Munro Neely, Cinecon, www.NitaNaldi.com & its' creators, Donna Hill, www.Nitrateville.com, The Silent Movie Theatre, The Pickford Institute, Hollywood Heritage, & far too many more to mention.  She was "livid" when she was "outed" as the author of the website, and has posted nearly 250,000 words to date, including several posts which were forcefully removed by Google, as they violated numerous court orders and orders of protection against her.

August, 2010  -  

  -  Katie Lynn Birchard continues to file restraining orders, this time targeting UK author, David Bret, in which she criminally falsified court documents and signed said documents under the penalty of perjury.

  -   Battery charges are filed against Katie Lynn Birchard, AKA "Hala Pickford" for allegedly assaulting Stella Grace at a silent-film screening in Hollywood.  Several witnesses confirmed to us that Birchard violently attacked Ms. Grace and attempted to destroy her mobile phone, which Birchard later claimed was a "big blue 80's camera."  Birchard herself also summoned the police and unsuccessfully attempted to have Tracy Terhune arrested for what remains unclear.  Ms. Birchard was interviewed by the police at the event and was asked by law enforcement officials to immediately leave the venue.

  -  Katie Lynn Birchard files yet another request for a legal order of restraint, this time against well-respected head of Cinecon volunteers, Stella Grace.

  -  Burbank, California Sheriffs submit official documentation that Katie Lynn Birchard has falsified official court documents and enter into record that the address that Birchard falsely provided "does not exist."  An  official investigation into perjury allegations is ongoing.

September, 2010  -  The Honorable Judge William Stewart denied Katie Lynn Birchard's request for a restraining order against UK author, David Bret and silent-film enthusiast, Stella Grace. The orders were dismissed without prejudice due to a lack of merit or evidenciary support.

-  Katie Lynn Birchard was found guilty of Libel and Defamation of Character and was ordered to pay more than $100,000 (One-Hundred Thousand Dollars) to Valentino authority, Tracy Terhune.   The judge based his decision exclusively on "clear and convincing evidence" that Birchard had maliciously and calculatingly attempted to destroy the character of Terhune by intentionally libeling him on her various websites and blogs. The Honorable Judge William D. Stewart additionally ordered Birchard to remove any and all libelous postings in regards to Mr. Terhune and to post nothing further.  Terhune was issued "a permanent injunction"  by the courts to protect him from Ms. Birchard and her erratic behaviour.  She continues to violate this court-order on a regular basis.

December, 2010  -  Google Inc, in compliance with a court order, forcefully removes nearly 30 libelous blog posts from Birchard's "Forget The Talkies" after Birchard refused to abide by her court-order to remove them herself.  Birchard immediately began to repost the removed blogs. 

January, 2011

   -   After the massively successful launch of www.NitaNaldi.com, Katie Lynn Birchard files a DMCA complaint against the sites' owners and web-hosting company, falsely claiming that the information on the site was stolen from her.  The complaint was thrown out immediately and no action was ever taken in Birchard's favor.

  -     Google Inc once again forcefully removes nearly 30 of Katie Lynn Birchard's reposted blogs on her "Forget The Talkies" website that violate a court-order granted to Tracy Terhune to protect him from Birchard's Libel and Slander.  According to several sources, Google Inc. is in the midst of permanently removing all of Birchard's blogs and websites for violating their Terms of Service.

February, 2011  -  Katie Lynn Birchard, under the guise "Hala Pickford" publicly admits that she has had a nervous breakdown and is now armed at all times.  Birchard claims that this is the end of her "harassers"  reign and the end of "Hala Pickford."  It will be left to the courts to decide whether this is a threat against a vast number of people including David Bret, Tracy Terhune, Stella Grace, Hugh Monroe Neely, Zachary Jaydon, Donna Hill & others.

In her latest bout of insanity, "Pickford" additionally states that she was the one assaulted at the Hollywood movie screening, however, not only is this inaccurate, but I challenge Ms. Birchard to provide any sliver of evidenciary support to back up her claim.  No police report was ever filed by Birchard to substantiate this ridiculous claim, and according to nearly a dozen witnesses, including theatre employees, Katie Lynn Birchard attacked the female movie-goer without provocation.

If you are to believe Katie Lynn Birchard, you would have to believe that dozens of decade-old industry organizations are out to get "Hala Pickford."  You'd also have to believe that another dozen individuals with no prior knowledge of Birchard, communication with her nor motive to do so have teamed up to "get" Ms. Birchard and "slander her good name."  You would have to believe that all of these individuals and organizations have joined forces exclusively to destroy her reputation, her business, her authors, and are secretly conspiring to kill her or "force" her to kill herself so that they may eliminate the guilt of her death.  You would have to believe that her passion for Rudolph Valentino's sexuality has caused such an uproar that people from California, Florida, The United Kingdom and elsewhere would all threaten to "do away" with her for merely mentioning Valentino's sexuality.

It's painfully obvious that Katie Lynn Birchard, AKA, "Hala Pickford" is mentally unstable, unbalanced and suffering from long-term mental illnesses that make her "professional" operations laughable at best.  By her own admission she's suffered from nervous breakdowns and has an ongoing anxiety disorder, which makes her claim to be armed all the more disturbing.  It's also obvious that any blog or website that mentions Ms. Birchard or one of her many aliases does so EXCLUSIVELY in an attempt to clear their names and to vindicate the names of the individuals/organizations that she has worked so hard to destroy the reputations of. Her claims that people are unwarrantably targeting or harassing her are bogus at best. She has spent over 10 years using the internet as a tool to viciously attack and destroy the character of many upstanding citizens.  There have been countless offers by various parties to remove any and all reference to Katie Lynn Birchard and her many aliases if she would remove her hateful rants about aforementioned people/organizations.

Birchard has foolishly refused to abide by and arrogantly assumes that she can violate court-orders and legal orders of protection to continue her vicious misbehavings without consequence.


Until next time,

The EXPOSE "Hala Pickford" Team

Queen Kooky, Hala Pickford - Is She Conning Authors Christopher DiGrazia & Megan Hussey?

Queen Kooky, Hala Pickford has come out of her feeding cave kitchen to give us all the "updates" she could muster up, ending her 2 month silence on her blogs trash sites.  As you would expect from Ms. "Pickford," her update is riddled with unnecessary opinions, misspellings and grammatical errors. A piece of advice for Christopher DiGrazia and Megan Hussey - RUN LIKE HELL and hope to save your work and your professional reputation. Katie Lynn Birchard, A.K.A. "Hala Pickford," "Hala Kitty," "Hala Kuromi," "Kaja Mundy," etc is not someone you'd want to associate your name with under any circumstances. If her lack of professionalism in promoting your current work isn't enough to convince you, Google her name, and read all about her massive list of victims, the fact that she recently lost a $100,000 (One-Hundred Thousand Dollar) lawsuit for libel and slander, the restraining orders for battery and other accusations as well as a plethora of other bad press that you most likely wouldn't want to be tied in with.

"Pickford" (Legal Name, Katie Lynn Birchard) brags that her "NEW" 1921 PVG Publishing website looks "spiffy," but really it still looks like the same cheaply created blog filled with fabrications and ridiculous notions that her "masterpieces... need to be on your shelves."

The nice thing about her latest blog post, is that it shows you just how truly lazy "Pickford" is when it comes to taking care of her projects or authors.  If it can't be created in Microsoft Paint or cut, copied and pasted, it  just doesn't get done. "Pickford" lacks the most basic of graphic editing skills, is inept when it comes to the editing of books, and refuses to spend even the most insignificant amount of money on getting anything professionally done.  She clearly points out on her recent post:

"Also one thing you may notice about the PVG releases is they are mostly available through Google Books as e-books, and I really like this because it didn't make me format anything (Kindle did...and it was a disaster.)"

So, instead of taking the time to properly format her books, which her authors have spent months or years crafting, she half-asses the job because she doesn't know what she's doing, or worse yet, doesn't care.  There is a fine line between doing bad business and being a con-woman. In our opinion, "Pickford" is the latter. She uses dozens of aliases to slander and libel some of the most respected authors, and event coordinators in silent film in a futile attempt to bolster her own reputation.  She consistently engages in what we'd certainly call illicit business practices and by her own admission, takes shortcuts when it's her job to give 100%. A publisher at least owes an author that amount of courtesy, given that it takes months or even years to write a book.

It's also interesting to note the 1921 PVG Publishing release schedule. Each of the 3 books listed has come out months late, including her "beauty book" which as of today is nearly a year late for release. It's currently scheduled for never Autumn, 2011.  To focus on the positive of this, at least she's narrowed her releases down to a 3-4 month time-frame!

Thankfully, Google has a massive file on Hala Pickford's devious and shady business practices.

Martha The "Brick Layer" Speaks! (Hala Pickford, "¿Historian?")

Today, we have a special guest with us to help further our research on "Hala Pickford." There has been much confusion about her "meticulous research" that has been brought to our attention, and so, with the help of Martha The "Brick-Layer," we'd like to clarify some points for our readers.

--On October 19, 2009, Hala Pickford advised her many four followers on “How to Write a Silent Film Biography,” which you can read here, although we don’t recommend it. She begins this lesson by announcing:

"I hate self proclaimed titles. A lot of people like to dub themselves ‘experts’ or ‘authorities’ or ‘historians.’ I like to think those are titles one can only earn, but that doesn’t stop people from taking them. I could hear a million old gasp-y shocked breaths if I declared myself any of the above...I may be no Kevin Brownlow [ed. she got that one right] but I research everything meticulously. The Cinecon crowd might not like it but I probably deserve some such title or the other."

We would like to point out that although Miss Pickford “hates self proclaimed titles,” it took her only to the paragraphs' end to reward herself with one.

Miss Pickford usually does not hesitate to insult and belittle the work of others, even as she trumpets her own "mad skilz" as a historical researcher; but friends, we now have a golden opportunity to compare some of Hala Pickford’s “meticulous” research with the work done by some of the “old gasp-y” crowd. Let us contrast a few paragraphs from two online biographies of silent film star Nita Naldi: that by Hala Pickford  here, and than by some “old gaspers” on the website “Nita Naldi, Silent Vamp."  After we finish this interesting exercise in critical thinking, you can decide for yourself exactly which title Miss "Pickford" deserves.

Hala Pickford tells us that “Nita was born Nonna Dooley in March 1895.” Hala doesn’t give us much in the way of sourcing for her biography, but she does drop this tidbit: she derives her information from the 1900 census, which the “Nita Naldi, Silent Vamp” biographers have kindly posted here. Censuses are notoriously unreliable about such information, a fact Miss Pickford was warned about (repeatedly), but which she chose to ignore. The accurate Nita Naldi website states that Nita’s birth name was Mary Dooley and that her birth date was November 13, 1894. As evidence they supply Nita’s birth certificate, along with the birth and death certificates of Nita’s siblings, here.

 

Meticulous? You decide.

Hala tells us that Nita’s brother was named “Frank Naldi” and that he joined Nita in creating a “song and dance act.” This interesting data point was apparently derived from the information on the 1900 and 1910 censuses, combined with the name “Daniel Francis” carved on the family gravestone (Click For Source), and a September 1924 newspaper interview with a Frank Naldi who claimed to be Nita’s brother. The accurate Nita Naldi website, however, states that Nita’s brother was named Daniel Aloysius Dooley, that he joined the Army, married, had a child, studied law, and worked in a bank. Their sources? Censuses, his draft registration, marriage and death records, and discussions with Nita’s family. His obituary (which can be read here) and his grandchildren support Silent Vamp biographers' version of events, rather than Hala Pickford’s.

Meticulous? You decide.

So who was this “Frank Naldi?” We queried the “Nita Naldi, Silent Vamp” owners and received this response: “Not Nita’s brother.”

So who was this “Daniel Francis?” The Nita Naldi website has provided us with information from the cemetery interment record:

“Note: although the stone above the Cronin family plot is carved with five names, there are fifteen people, representing three generations and three marriage-related families (Dunphy, Cronin, and Dooley), buried in this plot. Most are infants, the children of Daniel and Margaret Dunphy Cronin (Nita’s maternal grandparents), and Nita’s infant siblings, the children of Patrick and Julia Cronin Dooley [ed. Nita’s parents]. The names carved on the stone are Nita, her mother Julia (Cronin) Dooley, Mary and Bridget Dunphy (the siblings of John and Sr. Mary Nonna Dunphy, and Margaret Dunphy Cronin), and Daniel Francis Cronin, infant son of Daniel and Margaret Dunphy Cronin.

In other words, “Daniel Francis” was Nita’s uncle... or he would have been had he lived.

Meticulous? You decide.

Pickford also seems confused about the names carved on Nita’s gravestone, stating:

“...only her [Nita’s] mother would be buried under the name ‘Dooley,’ everyone else was buried under the name ‘Dunphy,’ likely an influence from Mary Nonna, or the fact that this was their grandmother’s maiden name.”

Pickford does not provide any analysis for this odd statement, but as the sourcing from the accurate Nita Naldi website illuminates, the other people listed on the Calvary Cemetery gravestone were called “Dunphy” because their name was indeed Dunphy.

Meticulous? You decide.

Pickford discusses Nita’s mother.

“To make matters worse, Naldi’s mother soon took ill. Julia spent some of 1910 with her mother and children, but eventually was enumerated in the St Lawrence Hospital that year.”

Miss Pickford has not provided a citation for this statement and we do not find this information anywhere on the “Nita Naldi, Silent Vamp” website. We queried the “Nita Naldi, Silent Vamp” biographers, and received this response: 

"We presume this information was derived from an entry on the 1910 census, 1910; Census Place: Ogdensburg Ward 4, Saint Lawrence, New York; Roll: T624_1075; Page:10A; Enumeration District: 160; Image: 510. We do not include this on our site because we do not think everyone named Julia Dooley who lived in the State of New York was Nita’s mother.

The St. Lawrence Hospital in Ogdensburg, New York was a state-run facility in upstate New York for the care of the insane. If Nita’s mother was at such a facility she was more than likely legally committed through a court action, which means there might well be supporting documentation available. However, since we are not making the claim that the person on this census record is Nita’s mother, it is not our responsibility to look for it."

No, that would be Miss Pickford’s responsibility.

Meticulous? You decide.

Later on, when discussing Nita’s marriage to J. Searle Barclay, Jr., Hala advises us first that the two were married for only a short time and then split; a few paragraphs later she contradicts herself, saying

"The pair had been together for eleven years when they separated...Naldi returned to New York, without her husband, in late 1931, under the name Nita Naldi Barclay."

There is no citation for this statement, but the “Nita Naldi, Silent Vamp” website has provided us with this Ship’s Manifest for a port arrival on October 22, 1931, here. Nita Naldi Barclay is indeed listed on this manifest, at #13. However, right above Nita’s name, at #12, is Nita’s husband, Searle Barclay--and both give their addresses as the Plaza Hotel. We will go out on a limb and suggest that Nita and her husband did not get separate rooms. We queried the Silent Vamp biographers as to when, exactly, Naldi and her husband split up. Their response? “They didn’t.”

Meticulous? You decide.

Perhaps our favorite howler occurs when Pickford discusses Nita’s father.

“Patrick appears to still have been alive in 1910, being enumerated in a boarding house not far from where his family lived. Of the boarders, there were two German widowers and a 28 year old Irish immigrant named Martha who was also said to be widowed. She had immigrated in 1906, leaving the possibility that Naldi’s parents had ended their marriage due to some sort of affair.”

Setting aside the incoherent sentence structure, this is a flimsy and downright dangerous speculation to suck from a census enumeration, which is, as usual, Pickford’s sole source. The interpretation becomes even more bizarre when we actually look at the census record itself, which the accurate Naldi website has kindly posted here.  The “28 year old Irish immigrant named Martha” (number 56 on the enumeration sheet) is, in fact, a 28 year old male bricklayer named Martin. While this would certainly put an interesting spin on the breakup of Nita’s family, it is—sadly—beyond the scope of this inquiry.

Meticulous? You decide.

Finally, in the introductory paragraph of her Nita Naldi “biography,” Miss Pickford makes this surprising claim:

"Nitanaldi.com kindly stole research from this article without credit. Not surprising considering its run by Valentino Kookies."

We wonder. What “research” did the Nita Naldi website steal from Miss Pickford? (And why on earth would they want to?) Miss Pickford cannot even read the few records she has bestirred herself to find, and those few items she has found are all non-copyrightable public record—in other words, available for anyone to read, interpret, and cite. Hala Pickford’s “mad skilz” as a researcher and historian consist of locating a few census images and taking a quick pass through digitized newspapers. She then takes what little she finds, misinterprets what she doesn’t misread, studiously avoids critical thinking, and sews it all together into a crazy quilt of errors, confusion, blather, and braggadocio, not a single word of which any reader fill find duplicated on “Nita Naldi, Silent Vamp.”

To sum it up: there are poodles out there who better historians than Hala Pickford.

You decide.

Thanks to Martha, The "Brick-Layer" for all of your insight. I think we know what title we'd assign Ms. "Pickford," and it certainly would not be the title of "Historian."

Until Next Time,

The EXPOSE "Hala Pickford" Team