UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: SEPT.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 10/12/99_________
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: 162
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $791,230
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 1451 33357 SH SOLE 33357 0 0
AT&T CORP NEW LIBERTY MEDIA GROUP CL A 001957208 215 5754 SH SOLE 5754 0 0
ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 17755 483940 SH SOLE 483940 0 0
A C NIELSEN CORP COM 004833109 993 43760 SH SOLE 43760 0 0
ALBERTSONS INC COM 013104104 24958 630858 SH SOLE 630858 0 0
ALLIED SIGNAL INC COM 019512102 1858 31000 SH SOLE 31000 0 0
AMERICAN BUSINESS PRODUCTS INC COM 024763104 1571 99721 SH SOLE 99721 0 0
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 16058 118950 SH SOLE 118950 0 0
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORP COM 026609107 4453 107300 SH SOLE 107300 0 0
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 12119 139399 SH SOLE 139399 0 0
AMERON INTERNATIONAL CORP COM 030710107 791 16855 SH SOLE 16855 0 0
AMERUS LIFE HLD COM 030732101 445 21000 SH SOLE 21000 0 0
AMERITECH CORP (NEW) COM 030954101 646 9674 SH SOLE 9674 0 0
AMETEK INC (NEW) COM 031100100 1593 80428 SH SOLE 80428 0 0
ANGELICA CORP COM 034663104 1046 90932 SH SOLE 90932 0 0
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC COM 035229103 9314 132944 SH SOLE 132944 0 0
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO COM 048825103 3288 37100 SH SOLE 37100 0 0
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC COM 053015103 2258 50600 SH SOLE 50600 0 0
BP AMOCO PLC ADRS COM 055622104 24405 220240 SH SOLE 220240 0 0
BALDOR ELECTRIC CO COM 057741100 490 25865 SH SOLE 25865 0 0
BANK OF AMERICA CORP COM 060505104 574 10314 SH SOLE 10314 0 0
BANK ONE CORP (NEW) COM 06423A103 9033 259476 SH SOLE 259476 0 0
BAUSCH & LOMB INC COM 071707103 264 4000 SH SOLE 4000 0 0
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COM 077853109 420 6237 SH SOLE 6237 0 0
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 573 12732 SH SOLE 12732 0 0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CV CL A COM 084670108 2585 47 SH SOLE 47 0 0
BILLING CONCEPTS COM 090063108 1152 230401 SH SOLE 230401 0 0
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 6878 101900 SH SOLE 101900 0 0
BURNS INTL SERVICES CORP COM 122374101 1876 116326 SH SOLE 116326 0 0
CCC INFORMATION SVC COM 12487Q109 148 11200 SH SOLE 11200 0 0
CIGNA CORP COM 125509109 1300 16725 SH SOLE 16725 0 0
CENTEX CORP COM 152312104 727 24600 SH SOLE 24600 0 0
CHEVRON CORP COM 166751107 2789 31430 SH SOLE 31430 0 0
CHUBB CORP COM 171232101 8764 176600 SH SOLE 176600 0 0
CINTAS CORP COM 172908105 1625 28100 SH SOLE 28100 0 0
COCA-COLA COMPANY COM 191216100 1088 22550 SH SOLE 22550 0 0
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 12397 270968 SH SOLE 270968 0 0
COMDISCO INC COM 200336105 16687 864050 SH SOLE 864050 0 0
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP COM 204493100 242 10580 SH SOLE 10580 0 0
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTL INC COM 204912109 367 6000 SH SOLE 6000 0 0
CONOCO INC. CL B COM 208251405 537 19600 SH SOLE 19600 0 0
CONSOLIDATED PAPERS INC COM 209759109 14285 531550 SH SOLE 531550 0 0
CORNING INC. COM 219350105 9825 143306 SH SOLE 143306 0 0
COSTCO WHSL CORP (NEW) COM 22160K105 266 3700 SH SOLE 3700 0 0
COX COMMUNICATIONS INC CL A COM 224044107 835 20002 SH SOLE 20002 0 0
DIONEX CORP COM 254546104 1507 35256 SH SOLE 35256 0 0
DISNEY WALT CO COM 254687106 1288 49544 SH SOLE 49544 0 0
DONNELLEY RR & SONS CO COM 257867101 2965 102700 SH SOLE 102700 0 0
DOVER CORP COM 260003108 580 14200 SH SOLE 14200 0 0
DOW CHEMICAL CO COM 260543103 4653 40950 SH SOLE 40950 0 0
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO COM 263534109 793 13102 SH SOLE 13102 0 0
DUN & BRADSTREET CORP (NEW) COM 26483B106 11681 391000 SH SOLE 391000 0 0
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY COM 277461109 12402 163997 SH SOLE 163997 0 0
EDISON INTERNATIONAL COM 281020107 283 11624 SH SOLE 11624 0 0
EMERSON ELECTRIC COMPANY COM 291011104 1605 25400 SH SOLE 25400 0 0
ENRON CORP COM 293561106 9662 235306 SH SOLE 235306 0 0
EQUIFAX INC COM 294429105 11919 423800 SH SOLE 423800 0 0
EXXON CORPORATION COM 302290101 8379 110256 SH SOLE 110256 0 0
FARR COMPANY COM 311648109 2614 282620 SH SOLE 282620 0 0
FANNIE MAE COM 313586109 304 4850 SH SOLE 4850 0 0
FINET.COM INC COM 317922300 30 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
FIRST DATA CORP COM 319963104 272 6200 SH SOLE 6200 0 0
FORTUNE BRANDS INC COM 349631101 6212 192630 SH SOLE 192630 0 0
FRANKLIN ELEC INC COM 353514102 1337 20262 SH SOLE 20262 0 0
GTE CORP COM 362320103 524 6811 SH SOLE 6811 0 0
GAINSCO INC COM 363127101 2860 462153 SH SOLE 462153 0 0
GANNETT COMPANY INC COM 364730101 1380 19940 SH SOLE 19940 0 0
GARTNER GROUP INC COM 366651107 5263 328950 SH SOLE 328950 0 0
GARTNER GROUP INC CL B COM 366651206 524 31410 SH SOLE 31410 0 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 31988 269800 SH SOLE 269800 0 0
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION COM 370442105 236 3754 SH SOLE 3754 0 0
GENERAL MOTORS CORP CL H (NEW) COM 370442832 15214 265754 SH SOLE 265754 0 0
GILLETTE COMPANY COM 375766102 302 8910 SH SOLE 8910 0 0
GRILL CONCEPTS INC (NEW) COM 398502203 16 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
GUARANTEE LIFE CO. COM 400740106 5139 168131 SH SOLE 168131 0 0
GULF OF CANADA RESOURCES COM 40218L305 2055 490630 SH SOLE 490630 0 0
HANOVER COMPRESSOR COM 410768105 400 12578 SH SOLE 12578 0 0
HEINZ H J CO COM 423074103 1873 43560 SH SOLE 43560 0 0
HEWLETT-PACKARD CO COM 428236103 368 4050 SH SOLE 4050 0 0
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 504 7350 SH SOLE 7350 0 0
HORACE MANN EDUCATOR COM 440327104 8754 339128 SH SOLE 339128 0 0
HOUSEHOLD INTL INC COM 441815107 758 18900 SH SOLE 18900 0 0
HUNT CORP COM 445591100 6156 751844 SH SOLE 751844 0 0
IHOP CORP NEW COM 449623107 6722 331939 SH SOLE 331939 0 0
IMS HEALTH INC COM 449934108 4610 202090 SH SOLE 202090 0 0
IDEX CORP COM 45167R104 1882 66455 SH SOLE 66455 0 0
INFORMATION RESOURCES INC COM 456905108 2140 193412 SH SOLE 193412 0 0
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 626 8420 SH SOLE 8420 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE COM 459200101 1537 12700 SH SOLE 12700 0 0
INTL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES COM 459506101 1570 45500 SH SOLE 45500 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 10673 116174 SH SOLE 116174 0 0
JONES INTERCABLE CL A COM 480206200 335 6200 SH SOLE 6200 0 0
KIMBERLY CLARK COM 494368103 18650 353554 SH SOLE 353554 0 0
KNIGHT RIDDER INC COM 499040103 523 9500 SH SOLE 9500 0 0
LILLY ELI & COMPANY COM 532457108 1213 18900 SH SOLE 18900 0 0
LITTELFUSE INC. COM 537008104 2532 113800 SH SOLE 113800 0 0
LUBRIZOL CORP COM 549271104 760 29600 SH SOLE 29600 0 0
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES COM 549463107 4786 73776 SH SOLE 73776 0 0
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 228 5280 SH SOLE 5280 0 0
MEDIA GEN INC CL A COM 584404107 789 15400 SH SOLE 15400 0 0
MEDIAONE GROUP INC COM 58440J104 458 6700 SH SOLE 6700 0 0
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 940 14500 SH SOLE 14500 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 1095 12092 SH SOLE 12092 0 0
MILLIPORE CORP COM 601073109 459 12231 SH SOLE 12231 0 0
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG CO COM 604059105 370 3848 SH SOLE 3848 0 0
MORGAN J P & CO INC COM 616880100 1388 12153 SH SOLE 12153 0 0
MOTOROLA INC COM 620076109 12718 144525 SH SOLE 144525 0 0
NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC COM 651229106 770 26963 SH SOLE 26963 0 0
NIELSEN MEDIA RESH INC (NEW) COM 653929307 254 6829 SH SOLE 6829 0 0
NORDSTROM INC COM 655664100 2715 100568 SH SOLE 100568 0 0
PENNEY J C INC COM 708160106 214 6200 SH SOLE 6200 0 0
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 15506 508391 SH SOLE 508391 0 0
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 13414 373921 SH SOLE 373921 0 0
PHILADELPHIA CONS HLDG CO COM 717528103 542 40162 SH SOLE 40162 0 0
PHILADELPHIA CONS HLDG PFD CV PRF STK 717528301 265 41175 SH SOLE 41175 0 0
PHILIP MORRIS COMPANIES INC COM 718154107 6846 200262 SH SOLE 200262 0 0
PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY COM 742718109 609 6500 SH SOLE 6500 0 0
RCB GROWTH & INCOME FUND COM 742935695 305 25093 SH SOLE 25093 0 0
R H DONNELLEY CORP COM 74955W307 1232 66123 SH SOLE 66123 0 0
RAYTHEON CO CL A COM 755111309 6207 127989 SH SOLE 127989 0 0
RAYTHEON CO CL B COM 755111408 274 5517 SH SOLE 5517 0 0
REYNOLDS & REYNOLDS CL-A COM 761695105 13632 669050 SH SOLE 669050 0 0
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORP COM 773903109 208 3953 SH SOLE 3953 0 0
ROHN IND INC COM 775381106 1212 605796 SH SOLE 605796 0 0
T.ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZON FUND 779562107 523 21725 SH SOLE 21725 0 0
ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM CO PAR VALUE 1.25780257804 9542 161556 SH SOLE 161556 0 0
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 1120 21936 SH SOLE 21936 0 0
SARA LEE CORP COM 803111103 27222 1164578 SH SOLE 1164578 0 0
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 6561 150400 SH SOLE 150400 0 0
SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED COM 806857108 598 9600 SH SOLE 9600 0 0
SCOTT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 810022301 391 19800 SH SOLE 19800 0 0
SEALED AIR CORP (NEW) COM 81211K100 575 11200 SH SOLE 11200 0 0
SEQUA CORP. CL A COM 817320104 1588 25212 SH SOLE 25212 0 0
SERVICE MASTER CO COM 81760N109 10875 677050 SH SOLE 677050 0 0
SIGMA ALDRICH CORPORATION COM 826552101 13327 419736 SH SOLE 419736 0 0
SMART & FINAL INC COM 831683107 2519 251908 SH SOLE 251908 0 0
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM PLC ORD A COM 832378301 277 4800 SH SOLE 4800 0 0
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC COM 866810104 225 2420 SH SOLE 2420 0 0
SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES INTL INC COM 868168105 2213 79033 SH SOLE 79033 0 0
SYSCO CORP COM 871829107 2111 60200 SH SOLE 60200 0 0
TCW CONV SECURITIES FUND FUND 872340104 102 11000 SH SOLE 11000 0 0
TEXTRON INC COM 883203101 263 3400 SH SOLE 3400 0 0
THERMO ELECTRON CORP COM 883556102 843 62725 SH SOLE 62725 0 0
TIME WARNER INC COM 887315109 14769 243110 SH SOLE 243110 0 0
TRICON GLOBAL RESTAURANTS INC COM 895953107 15935 389240 SH SOLE 389240 0 0
TRIPOS INC COM 896928108 1103 172995 SH SOLE 172995 0 0
TYCO INTL LTD (NEW) COM 902124106 540 5232 SH SOLE 5232 0 0
UCAR INTERNATIONAL INC COM 90262K109 8833 387186 SH SOLE 387186 0 0
U S BANCORP DEL COM 902973106 449 14871 SH SOLE 14871 0 0
U S WEST INC (NEW) COM 91273H101 296 5178 SH SOLE 5178 0 0
UNITED GLOBAL COM IN CL A COM 913247508 4879 68120 SH SOLE 68120 0 0
UNOCAL CORP COM 915289102 3801 102555 SH SOLE 102555 0 0
V F CORP COM 918204108 3365 108562 SH SOLE 108562 0 0
VICORP RESTAURANTS INC COM 925817108 1125 68206 SH SOLE 68206 0 0
VODAFONE GROUP ADR COM 92857T107 6780 28519 SH SOLE 28519 0 0
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 1113 23400 SH SOLE 23400 0 0
WARNER LAMBERT CO COM 934488107 16409 247212 SH SOLE 247212 0 0
WELLS FARGO & CO (NEW) COM 949746101 288 7280 SH SOLE 7280 0 0
WHITE MOUNTAINS INS GROUP INC COM 964126106 7055 52016 SH SOLE 52016 0 0
WHITEHALL JEWELLERS INC COM 965063100 2182 75908 SH SOLE 75908 0 0
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC COM 969904101 87012 1791758 SH SOLE 1791758 0 0
SBS BROADCASTING SA COM L8137F102 9468 244342 SH SOLE 244342 0 0
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