UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: DEC.31, 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: Daniele Beasley
Title: Compliance Officer
Phone: 310-478-4005_
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Daniele Beasley Los Angeles, CA 01/06/2000_______
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: 163
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $873,412
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 1737 34183 SH SOLE 34183 0 0
AT&T CORP NEW LIBERTY MEDIA GROUP CL A 001957208 327 5754 SH SOLE 5754 0 0
ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 17424 479840 SH SOLE 479840 0 0
A C NIELSEN CORP COM 004833109 2100 85260 SH SOLE 85260 0 0
AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC COM 009158106 215 6400 SH SOLE 6400 0 0
ALBERTSONS INC COM 013104104 23577 731058 SH SOLE 731058 0 0
AMERICAN BUSINESS PRODUCTS INC COM 024763104 2225 190398 SH SOLE 190398 0 0
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 16513 99325 SH SOLE 99325 0 0
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORP COM 026609107 4208 107200 SH SOLE 107200 0 0
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 14243 131727 SH SOLE 131727 0 0
AMERON INTERNATIONAL CORP COM 030710107 2067 52253 SH SOLE 52253 0 0
AMERUS LIFE HLD COM 030732101 1312 57050 SH SOLE 57050 0 0
AMETEK INC (NEW) COM 031100100 2088 109541 SH SOLE 109541 0 0
ANGELICA CORP COM 034663104 1803 184924 SH SOLE 184924 0 0
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC COM 035229103 8848 124844 SH SOLE 124844 0 0
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO COM 048825103 2915 33700 SH SOLE 33700 0 0
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC COM 053015103 2823 52400 SH SOLE 52400 0 0
BP AMOCO PLC ADRS COM 055622104 25945 437423 SH SOLE 437423 0 0
BALDOR ELECTRIC CO COM 057741100 469 25865 SH SOLE 25865 0 0
BANK OF AMERICA CORP COM 060505104 518 10314 SH SOLE 10314 0 0
BANK ONE CORP (NEW) COM 06423A103 8282 258819 SH SOLE 258819 0 0
BAUSCH & LOMB INC COM 071707103 274 4000 SH SOLE 4000 0 0
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COM 077853109 557 9051 SH SOLE 9051 0 0
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 680 14532 SH SOLE 14532 0 0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CV CL A COM 084670108 2805 50 SH SOLE 50 0 0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CLASS B COM 084670207 476 260 SH SOLE 260 0 0
BILLING CONCEPTS COM 090063108 2769 426055 SH SOLE 426055 0 0
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 6566 102300 SH SOLE 102300 0 0
BURNS INTL SERVICES CORP COM 122374101 1707 157841 SH SOLE 157841 0 0
CIGNA CORP COM 125509109 904 11225 SH SOLE 11225 0 0
CENTEX CORP COM 152312104 607 24600 SH SOLE 24600 0 0
CHEVRON CORP COM 166751107 2723 31430 SH SOLE 31430 0 0
CHUBB CORP COM 171232101 9776 173600 SH SOLE 173600 0 0
CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 285 2660 SH SOLE 2660 0 0
CINTAS CORP COM 172908105 1472 27700 SH SOLE 27700 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 253 4550 SH SOLE 4550 0 0
COCA-COLA COMPANY COM 191216100 1634 28050 SH SOLE 28050 0 0
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 17158 263968 SH SOLE 263968 0 0
COMDISCO INC COM 200336105 30688 823850 SH SOLE 823850 0 0
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP COM 204493100 341 12609 SH SOLE 12609 0 0
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTL INC COM 204912109 420 6000 SH SOLE 6000 0 0
CONEXANT SYSTEMS INC COM 207142100 262 3953 SH SOLE 3953 0 0
CONSOLIDATED PAPERS INC COM 209759109 15994 502750 SH SOLE 502750 0 0
CORNING INC. COM 219350105 13707 106311 SH SOLE 106311 0 0
COSTCO WHSL CORP (NEW) COM 22160K105 338 3700 SH SOLE 3700 0 0
COX COMMUNICATIONS INC CL A COM 224044107 1030 20002 SH SOLE 20002 0 0
DIONEX CORP COM 254546104 1537 37324 SH SOLE 37324 0 0
DISNEY WALT CO COM 254687106 1391 47549 SH SOLE 47549 0 0
DONNELLEY RR & SONS CO COM 257867101 2479 99900 SH SOLE 99900 0 0
DOVER CORP COM 260003108 644 14200 SH SOLE 14200 0 0
DOW CHEMICAL CO COM 260543103 5472 40950 SH SOLE 40950 0 0
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO COM 263534109 897 13614 SH SOLE 13614 0 0
DUN & BRADSTREET CORP (NEW) COM 26483B106 11709 396925 SH SOLE 396925 0 0
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY COM 277461109 10687 161310 SH SOLE 161310 0 0
EDISON INTERNATIONAL COM 281020107 304 11624 SH SOLE 11624 0 0
EMERSON ELECTRIC COMPANY COM 291011104 1457 25400 SH SOLE 25400 0 0
ENRON CORP COM 293561106 9539 214956 SH SOLE 214956 0 0
EQUIFAX INC COM 294429105 13475 571900 SH SOLE 571900 0 0
EXXON MOBIL CORP (NEW) COM 30231G102 8848 109821 SH SOLE 109821 0 0
FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS COM 303901102 3733 22000 SH SOLE 22000 0 0
FARR COMPANY COM 311648109 4329 444023 SH SOLE 444023 0 0
FANNIE MAE COM 313586109 403 6460 SH SOLE 6460 0 0
FINET.COM INC COM 317922300 13 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
FIRST DATA CORP COM 319963104 306 6200 SH SOLE 6200 0 0
FORTUNE BRANDS INC COM 349631101 6131 185430 SH SOLE 185430 0 0
FRANKLIN ELEC INC COM 353514102 2007 28598 SH SOLE 28598 0 0
GTE CORP COM 362320103 590 8361 SH SOLE 8361 0 0
GAINSCO INC COM 363127101 3514 653804 SH SOLE 653804 0 0
GANNETT COMPANY INC COM 364730101 1626 19940 SH SOLE 19940 0 0
GARTNER GROUP INC COM 366651107 9589 628780 SH SOLE 628780 0 0
GARTNER GROUP INC CL B COM 366651206 457 33060 SH SOLE 33060 0 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 40297 260402 SH SOLE 260402 0 0
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION COM 370442105 303 4169 SH SOLE 4169 0 0
GENERAL MOTORS CORP CL H (NEW) COM 370442832 20710 215729 SH SOLE 215729 0 0
GILLETTE COMPANY COM 375766102 285 6910 SH SOLE 6910 0 0
GRILL CONCEPTS INC (NEW) COM 398502203 19 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
GUARANTEE LIFE CO. COM 400740106 1454 45538 SH SOLE 45538 0 0
GULF OF CANADA RESOURCES COM 40218L305 2571 761661 SH SOLE 761661 0 0
HANOVER COMPRESSOR COM 410768105 542 14347 SH SOLE 14347 0 0
HEINZ H J CO COM 423074103 1686 42360 SH SOLE 42360 0 0
HEWLETT-PACKARD CO COM 428236103 461 4050 SH SOLE 4050 0 0
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 572 8325 SH SOLE 8325 0 0
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC COM 438516106 1788 31000 SH SOLE 31000 0 0
HORACE MANN EDUCATOR COM 440327104 9027 459972 SH SOLE 459972 0 0
HOUSEHOLD INTL INC COM 441815107 860 23076 SH SOLE 23076 0 0
HUNT CORP COM 445591100 8189 862016 SH SOLE 862016 0 0
IHOP CORP NEW COM 449623107 6550 392515 SH SOLE 392515 0 0
IMS HEALTH INC COM 449934108 5344 196548 SH SOLE 196548 0 0
IDEX CORP COM 45167R104 3289 108275 SH SOLE 108275 0 0
INFORMATION RESOURCES INC COM 456905108 2406 260083 SH SOLE 260083 0 0
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 1058 12855 SH SOLE 12855 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE COM 459200101 1543 14305 SH SOLE 14305 0 0
INTL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES COM 459506101 1712 45500 SH SOLE 45500 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 10367 111174 SH SOLE 111174 0 0
KIMBERLY CLARK COM 494368103 22547 344554 SH SOLE 344554 0 0
KNIGHT RIDDER INC COM 499040103 417 7000 SH SOLE 7000 0 0
LILLY ELI & COMPANY COM 532457108 1257 18900 SH SOLE 18900 0 0
LITTELFUSE INC. COM 537008104 8610 354820 SH SOLE 354820 0 0
LUBRIZOL CORP COM 549271104 914 29600 SH SOLE 29600 0 0
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES COM 549463107 5709 76116 SH SOLE 76116 0 0
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 213 5280 SH SOLE 5280 0 0
MEDIA GEN INC CL A COM 584404107 801 15400 SH SOLE 15400 0 0
MEDIAONE GROUP INC COM 58440J104 545 7100 SH SOLE 7100 0 0
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 974 14500 SH SOLE 14500 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 1456 12468 SH SOLE 12468 0 0
MILLIPORE CORP COM 601073109 240 6220 SH SOLE 6220 0 0
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG CO COM 604059105 445 4548 SH SOLE 4548 0 0
MORGAN J P & CO INC COM 616880100 1532 12100 SH SOLE 12100 0 0
MOTOROLA INC COM 620076109 16312 110775 SH SOLE 110775 0 0
NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC COM 651229106 782 26963 SH SOLE 26963 0 0
NORDSTROM INC COM 655664100 2658 101018 SH SOLE 101018 0 0
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 17196 487821 SH SOLE 487821 0 0
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 12077 372321 SH SOLE 372321 0 0
PHILADELPHIA CONS HLDG CO COM 717528103 429 29609 SH SOLE 29609 0 0
PHILADELPHIA CONS HLDG PFD CV PRF STK 717528301 733 104711 SH SOLE 104711 0 0
PHILIP MORRIS COMPANIES INC COM 718154107 3985 173262 SH SOLE 173262 0 0
PLAINS RES INC. COM PAR $0.10 726540503 329 26300 SH SOLE 26300 0 0
PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY COM 742718109 749 6840 SH SOLE 6840 0 0
RCB GROWTH & INCOME FUND COM 742935695 344 25385 SH SOLE 25385 0 0
R H DONNELLEY CORP COM 74955W307 1998 105849 SH SOLE 105849 0 0
RAYTHEON CO CL A COM 755111309 315 12701 SH SOLE 12701 0 0
REYNOLDS & REYNOLDS CL-A COM 761695105 14748 655450 SH SOLE 655450 0 0
ROHN IND INC COM 775381106 2731 950046 SH SOLE 950046 0 0
T.ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZON FUND 779562107 598 21725 SH SOLE 21725 0 0
ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM CO PAR VALUE 1.25780257804 8835 145880 SH SOLE 145880 0 0
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 1820 37341 SH SOLE 37341 0 0
SARA LEE CORP COM 803111103 25824 1170478 SH SOLE 1170478 0 0
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 6195 146200 SH SOLE 146200 0 0
SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED COM 806857108 606 10800 SH SOLE 10800 0 0
SCOTT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 810022301 1379 73060 SH SOLE 73060 0 0
SEALED AIR CORP (NEW) COM 81211K100 601 11600 SH SOLE 11600 0 0
SEQUA CORP. CL A COM 817320104 1928 35749 SH SOLE 35749 0 0
SERVICE MASTER CO COM 81760N109 12031 977150 SH SOLE 977150 0 0
SIGMA ALDRICH CORPORATION COM 826552101 12907 429336 SH SOLE 429336 0 0
SMART & FINAL INC COM 831683107 1767 243673 SH SOLE 243673 0 0
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM PLC ORD A COM 832378301 308 4800 SH SOLE 4800 0 0
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC COM 866810104 375 4840 SH SOLE 4840 0 0
SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES INTL INC COM 868168105 3265 121790 SH SOLE 121790 0 0
SYSCO CORP COM 871829107 2382 60200 SH SOLE 60200 0 0
TCW CONV SECURITIES FUND FUND 872340104 105 11000 SH SOLE 11000 0 0
TEXTRON INC COM 883203101 261 3400 SH SOLE 3400 0 0
THERMO ELECTRON CORP COM 883556102 941 62725 SH SOLE 62725 0 0
TIME WARNER INC COM 887315109 16878 233410 SH SOLE 233410 0 0
TRICON GLOBAL RESTAURANTS INC COM 895953107 14864 384840 SH SOLE 384840 0 0
TRIPOS INC COM 896928108 2884 250821 SH SOLE 250821 0 0
TYCO INTL LTD (NEW) COM 902124106 509 13064 SH SOLE 13064 0 0
UCAR INTERNATIONAL INC COM 90262K109 10024 562744 SH SOLE 562744 0 0
UICI COM 902737105 1030 97540 SH SOLE 97540 0 0
U S BANCORP DEL COM 902973106 411 17271 SH SOLE 17271 0 0
U S WEST INC (NEW) COM 91273H101 420 5826 SH SOLE 5826 0 0
UNITED GLOBAL COM IN CL A COM 913247508 5458 77286 SH SOLE 77286 0 0
UNOCAL CORP COM 915289102 3633 108255 SH SOLE 108255 0 0
V F CORP COM 918204108 3218 107262 SH SOLE 107262 0 0
VICORP RESTAURANTS INC COM 925817108 1599 99136 SH SOLE 99136 0 0
VODAFONE GROUP ADR COM 92857T107 7058 142595 SH SOLE 142595 0 0
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 1783 25800 SH SOLE 25800 0 0
WARNER LAMBERT CO COM 934488107 19441 237272 SH SOLE 237272 0 0
WELLS FARGO & CO (NEW) COM 949746101 362 8960 SH SOLE 8960 0 0
WHITE MOUNTAINS INS GROUP INC COM 964126106 792 6458 SH SOLE 6458 0 0
WHITEHALL JEWELLERS INC COM 965063100 3657 99164 SH SOLE 99164 0 0
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC COM 969904101 82160 1786078 SH SOLE 1786078 0 0
WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD (BERG9618E107 6566 54486 SH SOLE 54486 0 0
SBS BROADCASTING SA COM L8137F102 12256 251729 SH SOLE 251729 0 0
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