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[NAME] J. Travis
[PHONE] 310-478-4005
[TEXT] UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 1999
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
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: 149
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $682,339
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 1529 19162 SH SOLE 19162 0 0
ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 24115 515140 SH SOLE 515140 0 0
A C NIELSEN CORP COM 004833109 548 20200 SH SOLE 20200 0 0
AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC COM 009158106 219 6400 SH SOLE 6400 0 0
AIRTOUCH COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 00949T100 5290 54750 SH SOLE 54750 0 0
ALBERTSONS INC COM 013104104 28733 527808 SH SOLE 527808 0 0
ALLIED SIGNAL INC COM 019512102 1525 31000 SH SOLE 31000 0 0
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 16569 140715 SH SOLE 140715 0 0
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORP COM 026609107 6897 105700 SH SOLE 105700 0 0
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 14335 118842 SH SOLE 118842 0 0
AMERICAN MOBILE SATELLITE CORP COM 02755R103 283 37700 SH SOLE 37700 0 0
AMERITECH CORP (NEW) COM 030954101 557 9674 SH SOLE 9674 0 0
AMETEK INC (NEW) COM 031100100 686 37600 SH SOLE 37600 0 0
ANGELICA CORP COM 034663104 596 42600 SH SOLE 42600 0 0
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC COM 035229103 10579 138974 SH SOLE 138974 0 0
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO COM 048825103 3100 42388 SH SOLE 42388 0 0
AUTOMOBILE PROTECTION CORP COM 052905106 120 15000 SH SOLE 15000 0 0
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC COM 053015103 2459 59432 SH SOLE 59432 0 0
BP AMOCO PLC ADRS COM 055622104 5118 50673 SH SOLE 50673 0 0
BALDOR ELECTRIC CO COM 057741100 504 25065 SH SOLE 25065 0 0
BANK ONE CORP (NEW) COM 06423A103 11430 207586 SH SOLE 207586 0 0
BANKAMERICA CORP (NEW) COM 06605F102 747 10575 SH SOLE 10575 0 0
BAUSCH & LOMB INC COM 071707103 260 4000 SH SOLE 4000 0 0
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COM 077853109 322 6237 SH SOLE 6237 0 0
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 514 12832 SH SOLE 12832 0 0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CV CL A COM 084670108 3356 47 SH SOLE 47 0 0
BORG WARNER SEC CORP COM 099733107 1013 60500 SH SOLE 60500 0 0
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 6538 101960 SH SOLE 101960 0 0
CCC INFORMATION SVC COM 12487Q109 327 28100 SH SOLE 28100 0 0
CIGNA CORP COM 125509109 1402 16725 SH SOLE 16725 0 0
CENTEX CORP COM 152312104 547 16400 SH SOLE 16400 0 0
CHEVRON CORP COM 166751107 2794 31486 SH SOLE 31486 0 0
CHUBB CORP COM 171232101 8975 153250 SH SOLE 153250 0 0
CINTAS CORP COM 172908105 1569 24000 SH SOLE 24000 0 0
COCA-COLA COMPANY COM 191216100 1372 22350 SH SOLE 22350 0 0
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 13118 142584 SH SOLE 142584 0 0
COMDISCO INC COM 200336105 14899 833500 SH SOLE 833500 0 0
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTL INC COM 204912109 213 6000 SH SOLE 6000 0 0
CONSOLIDATED PAPERS INC COM 209759109 12296 523240 SH SOLE 523240 0 0
CORNING INC. COM 219350105 12857 214281 SH SOLE 214281 0 0
COSTCO COMPANIES INC COM 22160Q102 339 3700 SH SOLE 3700 0 0
COX COMMUNICATIONS INC CL A COM 224044107 756 10001 SH SOLE 10001 0 0
DIONEX CORP COM 254546104 812 21500 SH SOLE 21500 0 0
DISNEY WALT CO COM 254687106 1081 34744 SH SOLE 34744 0 0
DONNELLEY RR & SONS CO COM 257867101 3252 101042 SH SOLE 101042 0 0
DOVER CORP COM 260003108 467 14200 SH SOLE 14200 0 0
DOW CHEMICAL CO COM 260543103 3741 40150 SH SOLE 40150 0 0
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO COM 263534109 737 12700 SH SOLE 12700 0 0
DUN & BRADSTREET CORP (NEW) COM 26483B106 11245 315650 SH SOLE 315650 0 0
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY COM 277461109 10248 160445 SH SOLE 160445 0 0
EDISON INTERNATIONAL COM 281020107 272 12224 SH SOLE 12224 0 0
EMERSON ELECTRIC COMPANY COM 291011104 1345 25400 SH SOLE 25400 0 0
ENRON CORP COM 293561106 7787 121203 SH SOLE 121203 0 0
EQUIFAX INC COM 294429105 10383 302050 SH SOLE 302050 0 0
EXXON CORPORATION COM 302290101 8140 115358 SH SOLE 115358 0 0
FARR COMPANY COM 311648109 375 44071 SH SOLE 44071 0 0
FANNIE MAE COM 313586109 325 4700 SH SOLE 4700 0 0
FIRST DATA CORP COM 319963104 257 6000 SH SOLE 6000 0 0
FORTUNE BRANDS INC COM 349631101 8016 208195 SH SOLE 208195 0 0
FRANKLIN ELEC INC COM 353514102 699 10750 SH SOLE 10750 0 0
FUND AMERICAN ENTERPRISES COM 360768105 5006 37625 SH SOLE 37625 0 0
GTE CORP COM 362320103 410 6770 SH SOLE 6770 0 0
GAINSCO INC COM 363127101 827 169600 SH SOLE 169600 0 0
GANNETT COMPANY INC COM 364730101 1319 20940 SH SOLE 20940 0 0
GARTNER GROUP INC COM 366651107 3560 157800 SH SOLE 157800 0 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 29636 267892 SH SOLE 267892 0 0
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION COM 370442105 302 3469 SH SOLE 3469 0 0
GENERAL MOTORS CORP CL H (NEW) COM 370442832 15845 314154 SH SOLE 314154 0 0
GILLETTE COMPANY COM 375766102 530 8910 SH SOLE 8910 0 0
GRILL CONCEPTS INC COM 398502104 38 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
GUARANTEE LIFE CO. COM 400740106 2909 171100 SH SOLE 171100 0 0
GULF OF CANADA RESOURCES COM 40218L305 840 312500 SH SOLE 312500 0 0
HEINZ H J CO COM 423074103 2078 43860 SH SOLE 43860 0 0
HEWLETT-PACKARD CO COM 428236103 275 4050 SH SOLE 4050 0 0
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 458 7350 SH SOLE 7350 0 0
HORACE MANN EDUCATOR COM 440327104 5090 219500 SH SOLE 219500 0 0
HOUSEHOLD INTL INC COM 441815107 862 18900 SH SOLE 18900 0 0
HUNT CORP COM 445591100 5174 523900 SH SOLE 523900 0 0
IHOP CORP NEW COM 449623107 2622 66800 SH SOLE 66800 0 0
IMS HEALTH INC COM 449934108 7516 226890 SH SOLE 226890 0 0
IDEX CORP COM 45167R104 782 33200 SH SOLE 33200 0 0
INFORMATION RESOURCES INC COM 456905108 557 86600 SH SOLE 86600 0 0
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 426 3580 SH SOLE 3580 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE COM 459200101 966 5450 SH SOLE 5450 0 0
INTL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES COM 459506101 1743 46400 SH SOLE 46400 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 11706 125194 SH SOLE 125194 0 0
JONES INTERCABLE CL A COM 480206200 1096 27800 SH SOLE 27800 0 0
KIMBERLY CLARK COM 494368103 16146 336804 SH SOLE 336804 0 0
KNIGHT RIDDER INC COM 499040103 629 12580 SH SOLE 12580 0 0
LILLY ELI & COMPANY COM 532457108 1630 19200 SH SOLE 19200 0 0
LUBRIZOL CORP COM 549271104 666 29600 SH SOLE 29600 0 0
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES COM 549463107 3746 34684 SH SOLE 34684 0 0
MEDIA GEN INC CL A COM 584404107 777 16700 SH SOLE 16700 0 0
MEDIAONE GROUP INC COM 58440J104 425 6700 SH SOLE 6700 0 0
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 1114 13900 SH SOLE 13900 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 313 3488 SH SOLE 3488 0 0
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG CO COM 604059105 272 3848 SH SOLE 3848 0 0
MORGAN J P & CO INC COM 616880100 1493 12100 SH SOLE 12100 0 0
MORGAN PRODUCTS LTD COM 617439104 861 241600 SH SOLE 241600 0 0
MOTOROLA INC COM 620076109 13612 185825 SH SOLE 185825 0 0
NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC COM 651229106 1652 34780 SH SOLE 34780 0 0
NIELSEN MEDIA RESH INC (NEW) COM 653929307 413 16727 SH SOLE 16727 0 0
NORDSTROM INC COM 655664100 4010 98096 SH SOLE 98096 0 0
ORION CAPITAL CORPORATION COM 686268103 422 13500 SH SOLE 13500 0 0
PG&E CORPORATION COM 69331C108 280 9000 SH SOLE 9000 0 0
PENNEY J C INC COM 708160106 263 6500 SH SOLE 6500 0 0
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 18247 465637 SH SOLE 465637 0 0
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 17844 128607 SH SOLE 128607 0 0
PHILIP MORRIS COMPANIES INC COM 718154107 6966 197962 SH SOLE 197962 0 0
PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY COM 742718109 627 6400 SH SOLE 6400 0 0
RCB GROWTH & INCOME FUND COM 742935695 223 18072 SH SOLE 18072 0 0
R H DONNELLEY CORP COM 74955W307 478 30940 SH SOLE 30940 0 0
RAYTHEON CO CL A COM 755111309 8304 143784 SH SOLE 143784 0 0
RAYTHEON CO CL B COM 755111408 323 5517 SH SOLE 5517 0 0
REYNOLDS & REYNOLDS CL-A COM 761695105 11990 631050 SH SOLE 631050 0 0
ROHN IND INC COM 775381106 595 268100 SH SOLE 268100 0 0
ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM CO PAR VALUE 1.25780257804 10627 204356 SH SOLE 204356 0 0
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 1026 21736 SH SOLE 21736 0 0
SARA LEE CORP COM 803111103 19536 789318 SH SOLE 789318 0 0
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 8249 149300 SH SOLE 149300 0 0
SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED COM 806857108 578 9600 SH SOLE 9600 0 0
SEALED AIR CORP (NEW) COM 81211K100 541 11000 SH SOLE 11000 0 0
SEQUA CORP. CL A COM 817320104 671 13350 SH SOLE 13350 0 0
SIGMA ALDRICH CORPORATION COM 826552101 12500 427366 SH SOLE 427366 0 0
SMART & FINAL INC COM 831683107 2803 299010 SH SOLE 299010 0 0
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM PLC ORD A COM 832378301 343 4800 SH SOLE 4800 0 0
SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES INTL INC COM 868168105 821 35300 SH SOLE 35300 0 0
SYSCO CORP COM 871829107 1584 60200 SH SOLE 60200 0 0
TCW CONV SECURITIES FUND FUND 872340104 109 11000 SH SOLE 11000 0 0
TEXTRON INC COM 883203101 263 3400 SH SOLE 3400 0 0
THERMO ELECTRON CORP COM 883556102 565 41625 SH SOLE 41625 0 0
TIME WARNER INC COM 887315109 20276 286330 SH SOLE 286330 0 0
TRIPOS INC COM 896928108 723 82600 SH SOLE 82600 0 0
TYCO INTL LTD (NEW) COM 902124106 428 5970 SH SOLE 5970 0 0
UCAR INTERNATIONAL INC COM 90262K109 3010 213100 SH SOLE 213100 0 0
U S BANCORP DEL COM 902973106 501 14721 SH SOLE 14721 0 0
UNITED INTL HLDGS INC CL A COM 910734102 6073 139600 SH SOLE 139600 0 0
U S WEST INC (NEW) COM 91273H101 271 4929 SH SOLE 4929 0 0
UNITEL VIDEO INC COM 913253100 37 21400 SH SOLE 21400 0 0
UNOCAL CORP COM 915289102 4086 110810 SH SOLE 110810 0 0
V F CORP COM 918204108 5081 106972 SH SOLE 106972 0 0
VICORP RESTAURANTS INC COM 925817108 654 40855 SH SOLE 40855 0 0
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 1079 11700 SH SOLE 11700 0 0
WALGREEN CO COM 931422109 205 7240 SH SOLE 7240 0 0
WARNER LAMBERT CO COM 934488107 16148 243737 SH SOLE 243737 0 0
WELLS FARGO & CO (NEW) COM 949746101 269 7675 SH SOLE 7675 0 0
WHITEHALL JEWELLERS INC COM 965063100 875 56900 SH SOLE 56900 0 0
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC COM 969904101 50532 1788758 SH SOLE 1788758 0 0
SBS BROADCASTING SA COM L8137F102 6393 199000 SH SOLE 199000 0 0
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