UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 1999
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Reed, Conner & Birdwell, Inc.
Address: 11111 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
13F File Number: 28-2634__
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the
person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person
signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all
information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and
that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of
this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Jeanne Travis
Title: Compliance Officer
Phone: 310-478-4005_
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Jeanne Travis__ Los Angeles, CA 5/24/99_________
Report Type (Check only one.):
[X ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934.
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers:
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 158
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $782,129
List of Other Included Managers:
No. 13F File Number Name
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP NO (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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AT&T CORP COM 001957109 1867 33447 SH SOLE 33447 0 0
AT&T CORP NEW LIBERTY MEDIA GROUP CL A 001957208 211 5754 SH SOLE 5754 0 0
ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 23325 514040 SH SOLE 514040 0 0
A C NIELSEN CORP COM 004833109 660 21815 SH SOLE 21815 0 0
AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC COM 009158106 258 6400 SH SOLE 6400 0 0
ALBERTSONS INC COM 013104104 29391 570008 SH SOLE 570008 0 0
ALLIED SIGNAL INC COM 019512102 1953 31000 SH SOLE 31000 0 0
AMERICAN BUSINESS PRODUCTS INC COM 024763104 667 43718 SH SOLE 43718 0 0
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 16797 129085 SH SOLE 129085 0 0
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORP COM 026609107 6179 107700 SH SOLE 107700 0 0
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 13449 114705 SH SOLE 114705 0 0
AMERITECH CORP (NEW) COM 030954101 711 9674 SH SOLE 9674 0 0
AMETEK INC (NEW) COM 031100100 1065 46320 SH SOLE 46320 0 0
ANGELICA CORP COM 034663104 849 48195 SH SOLE 48195 0 0
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC COM 035229103 10025 141324 SH SOLE 141324 0 0
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO COM 048825103 3150 37700 SH SOLE 37700 0 0
AUTOMOBILE PROTECTION CORP COM 052905106 192 15000 SH SOLE 15000 0 0
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC COM 053015103 2549 57932 SH SOLE 57932 0 0
BP AMOCO PLC ADRS COM 055622104 24222 223240 SH SOLE 223240 0 0
BALDOR ELECTRIC CO COM 057741100 514 25865 SH SOLE 25865 0 0
BANK OF AMERICA CORP COM 060505104 756 10314 SH SOLE 10314 0 0
BANK ONE CORP (NEW) COM 06423A103 12350 207344 SH SOLE 207344 0 0
BAUSCH & LOMB INC COM 071707103 306 4000 SH SOLE 4000 0 0
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COM 077853109 408 6237 SH SOLE 6237 0 0
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 592 12832 SH SOLE 12832 0 0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CV CL A COM 084670108 3238 47 SH SOLE 47 0 0
BOEING COMPANY COM 097023105 212 4812 SH SOLE 4812 0 0
BORG WARNER SEC CORP COM 099733107 1281 63050 SH SOLE 63050 0 0
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 7182 101960 SH SOLE 101960 0 0
BROWNING-FERRIS INDS INC COM 115885105 323 7500 SH SOLE 7500 0 0
CCC INFORMATION SVC COM 12487Q109 432 33520 SH SOLE 33520 0 0
CIGNA CORP COM 125509109 1489 16725 SH SOLE 16725 0 0
CENTEX CORP COM 152312104 924 24600 SH SOLE 24600 0 0
CHEVRON CORP COM 166751107 3007 31629 SH SOLE 31629 0 0
CHUBB CORP COM 171232101 10887 156650 SH SOLE 156650 0 0
CINTAS CORP COM 172908105 1639 24400 SH SOLE 24400 0 0
COCA-COLA COMPANY COM 191216100 1398 22550 SH SOLE 22550 0 0
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 13808 140184 SH SOLE 140184 0 0
COMDISCO INC COM 200336105 19405 757250 SH SOLE 757250 0 0
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP COM 204493100 244 10280 SH SOLE 10280 0 0
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTL INC COM 204912109 329 6000 SH SOLE 6000 0 0
CONSOLIDATED PAPERS INC COM 209759109 13954 521640 SH SOLE 521640 0 0
CORNING INC. COM 219350105 12226 174351 SH SOLE 174351 0 0
COSTCO COMPANIES INC COM 22160Q102 296 3700 SH SOLE 3700 0 0
COX COMMUNICATIONS INC CL A COM 224044107 736 20002 SH SOLE 20002 0 0
DIONEX CORP COM 254546104 823 20325 SH SOLE 20325 0 0
DISNEY WALT CO COM 254687106 1098 35644 SH SOLE 35644 0 0
DONNELLEY RR & SONS CO COM 257867101 3829 103300 SH SOLE 103300 0 0
DOVER CORP COM 260003108 497 14200 SH SOLE 14200 0 0
DOW CHEMICAL CO COM 260543103 5196 40950 SH SOLE 40950 0 0
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO COM 263534109 895 13102 SH SOLE 13102 0 0
DUN & BRADSTREET CORP (NEW) COM 26483B106 11109 313475 SH SOLE 313475 0 0
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY COM 277461109 10775 159037 SH SOLE 159037 0 0
EDISON INTERNATIONAL COM 281020107 311 11624 SH SOLE 11624 0 0
EMERSON ELECTRIC COMPANY COM 291011104 1599 25400 SH SOLE 25400 0 0
ENRON CORP COM 293561106 10170 124403 SH SOLE 124403 0 0
EQUIFAX INC COM 294429105 11027 309000 SH SOLE 309000 0 0
EXXON CORPORATION COM 302290101 8951 116056 SH SOLE 116056 0 0
FARR COMPANY COM 311648109 1583 143871 SH SOLE 143871 0 0
FANNIE MAE COM 313586109 321 4700 SH SOLE 4700 0 0
FINET.COM INC COM 317922300 56 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
FIRST DATA CORP COM 319963104 294 6000 SH SOLE 6000 0 0
FORTUNE BRANDS INC COM 349631101 8306 200745 SH SOLE 200745 0 0
FRANKLIN ELEC INC COM 353514102 776 11940 SH SOLE 11940 0 0
GTE CORP COM 362320103 511 6770 SH SOLE 6770 0 0
GAINSCO INC COM 363127101 1482 252230 SH SOLE 252230 0 0
GANNETT COMPANY INC COM 364730101 1495 20940 SH SOLE 20940 0 0
GARTNER GROUP INC COM 366651107 3457 168650 SH SOLE 168650 0 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 31387 277760 SH SOLE 277760 0 0
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION COM 370442105 248 3754 SH SOLE 3754 0 0
GENERAL MOTORS CORP CL H (NEW) COM 370442832 16334 290054 SH SOLE 290054 0 0
GILLETTE COMPANY COM 375766102 365 8910 SH SOLE 8910 0 0
GRILL CONCEPTS INC COM 398502104 30 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
GUARANTEE LIFE CO. COM 400740106 4894 194785 SH SOLE 194785 0 0
GULF OF CANADA RESOURCES COM 40218L305 1367 326500 SH SOLE 326500 0 0
HANOVER COMPRESSOR COM 410768105 245 7615 SH SOLE 7615 0 0
HEINZ H J CO COM 423074103 2183 43560 SH SOLE 43560 0 0
HEWLETT-PACKARD CO COM 428236103 407 4050 SH SOLE 4050 0 0
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 474 7350 SH SOLE 7350 0 0
HORACE MANN EDUCATOR COM 440327104 7392 271875 SH SOLE 271875 0 0
HOUSEHOLD INTL INC COM 441815107 895 18900 SH SOLE 18900 0 0
HUNT CORP COM 445591100 5343 647615 SH SOLE 647615 0 0
IHOP CORP NEW COM 449623107 5928 246340 SH SOLE 246340 0 0
IMS HEALTH INC COM 449934108 7490 239690 SH SOLE 239690 0 0
IDEX CORP COM 45167R104 1168 35525 SH SOLE 35525 0 0
INFORMATION RESOURCES INC COM 456905108 931 106410 SH SOLE 106410 0 0
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 462 7760 SH SOLE 7760 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE COM 459200101 1590 12300 SH SOLE 12300 0 0
INTL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES COM 459506101 2042 46400 SH SOLE 46400 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 12370 126224 SH SOLE 126224 0 0
JONES INTERCABLE CL A COM 480206200 882 18010 SH SOLE 18010 0 0
KIMBERLY CLARK COM 494368103 19107 335204 SH SOLE 335204 0 0
KNIGHT RIDDER INC COM 499040103 561 10180 SH SOLE 10180 0 0
LAWTER INTERNATIONAL INC. COM 520786104 133 11000 SH SOLE 11000 0 0
LILLY ELI & COMPANY COM 532457108 1375 19200 SH SOLE 19200 0 0
LUBRIZOL CORP COM 549271104 807 29600 SH SOLE 29600 0 0
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES COM 549463107 4951 73414 SH SOLE 73414 0 0
MEDIA GEN INC CL A COM 584404107 836 16400 SH SOLE 16400 0 0
MEDIAONE GROUP INC COM 58440J104 498 6700 SH SOLE 6700 0 0
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 1038 14100 SH SOLE 14100 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 405 4488 SH SOLE 4488 0 0
MILLIPORE CORP COM 601073109 418 10310 SH SOLE 10310 0 0
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG CO COM 604059105 335 3848 SH SOLE 3848 0 0
MORGAN J P & CO INC COM 616880100 1707 12153 SH SOLE 12153 0 0
MORGAN PRODUCTS LTD COM 617439104 558 146450 SH SOLE 146450 0 0
MOTOROLA INC COM 620076109 16607 175275 SH SOLE 175275 0 0
NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC COM 651229106 1467 31627 SH SOLE 31627 0 0
NIELSEN MEDIA RESH INC (NEW) COM 653929307 476 16283 SH SOLE 16283 0 0
NORDSTROM INC COM 655664100 3440 102696 SH SOLE 102696 0 0
PG&E CORPORATION COM 69331C108 292 9000 SH SOLE 9000 0 0
PENNEY J C INC COM 708160106 301 6200 SH SOLE 6200 0 0
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 18328 473737 SH SOLE 473737 0 0
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 13964 128107 SH SOLE 128107 0 0
PHILIP MORRIS COMPANIES INC COM 718154107 7956 197962 SH SOLE 197962 0 0
PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY COM 742718109 598 6700 SH SOLE 6700 0 0
RCB GROWTH & INCOME FUND COM 742935695 267 20061 SH SOLE 20061 0 0
R H DONNELLEY CORP COM 74955W307 685 35040 SH SOLE 35040 0 0
RAYTHEON CO CL A COM 755111309 9348 135725 SH SOLE 135725 0 0
RAYTHEON CO CL B COM 755111408 389 5517 SH SOLE 5517 0 0
REYNOLDS & REYNOLDS CL-A COM 761695105 14448 619750 SH SOLE 619750 0 0
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORP COM 773903109 240 3953 SH SOLE 3953 0 0
ROHN IND INC COM 775381106 327 238030 SH SOLE 238030 0 0
T.ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZON FUND 779562107 545 21725 SH SOLE 21725 0 0
ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM CO PAR VALUE 1.25780257804 10830 179756 SH SOLE 179756 0 0
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 1261 21736 SH SOLE 21736 0 0
SARA LEE CORP COM 803111103 25574 1127218 SH SOLE 1127218 0 0
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 8568 163200 SH SOLE 163200 0 0
SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED COM 806857108 611 9600 SH SOLE 9600 0 0
SEALED AIR CORP (NEW) COM 81211K100 714 11000 SH SOLE 11000 0 0
SEQUA CORP. CL A COM 817320104 1022 14600 SH SOLE 14600 0 0
SIGMA ALDRICH CORPORATION COM 826552101 14632 424876 SH SOLE 424876 0 0
SMART & FINAL INC COM 831683107 2382 226814 SH SOLE 226814 0 0
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM PLC ORD A COM 832378301 317 4800 SH SOLE 4800 0 0
SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES INTL INC COM 868168105 1247 45655 SH SOLE 45655 0 0
SYSCO CORP COM 871829107 1795 60200 SH SOLE 60200 0 0
TCW CONV SECURITIES FUND FUND 872340104 109 11000 SH SOLE 11000 0 0
TEXTRON INC COM 883203101 280 3400 SH SOLE 3400 0 0
THERMO ELECTRON CORP COM 883556102 1256 62625 SH SOLE 62625 0 0
TIME WARNER INC COM 887315109 18026 248200 SH SOLE 248200 0 0
TRICON GLOBAL RESTAURANTS INC COM 895953107 12028 222230 SH SOLE 222230 0 0
TRIPOS INC COM 896928108 808 97885 SH SOLE 97885 0 0
TYCO INTL LTD (NEW) COM 902124106 531 5608 SH SOLE 5608 0 0
UCAR INTERNATIONAL INC COM 90262K109 6851 271325 SH SOLE 271325 0 0
U S BANCORP DEL COM 902973106 491 14721 SH SOLE 14721 0 0
UNITED GLOBAL COM COM 910734102 6152 90965 SH SOLE 90965 0 0
U S WEST INC (NEW) COM 91273H101 290 4928 SH SOLE 4928 0 0
UNOCAL CORP COM 915289102 4183 105555 SH SOLE 105555 0 0
V F CORP COM 918204108 4616 107972 SH SOLE 107972 0 0
VICORP RESTAURANTS INC COM 925817108 739 42545 SH SOLE 42545 0 0
VODAFONE GROUP ADR COM 92857T107 5717 29019 SH SOLE 29019 0 0
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 1129 23400 SH SOLE 23400 0 0
WARNER LAMBERT CO COM 934488107 17372 251312 SH SOLE 251312 0 0
WASH MUTUAL INVESTORS FUND FUND 939330106 210 5876 SH SOLE 5876 0 0
WELLS FARGO & CO (NEW) COM 949746101 311 7280 SH SOLE 7280 0 0
WHITE MOUNTAINS INS GROUP INC COM 964126106 5354 37975 SH SOLE 37975 0 0
WHITEHALL JEWELLERS INC COM 965063100 1407 52710 SH SOLE 52710 0 0
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC COM 969904101 62410 1792758 SH SOLE 1792758 0 0
SBS BROADCASTING SA COM L8137F102 6055 187755 SH SOLE 187755 0 0
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