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, 2000
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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 04/14/2000_______
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: 157
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $818,396
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 1742 30937 SH SOLE 30937 0 0
AT&T CORP NEW LIBERTY MEDIA GROUP CL A 001957208 297 5000 SH SOLE 5000 0 0
ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 15472 439710 SH SOLE 439710 0 0
A C NIELSEN CORP COM 004833109 11434 508175 SH SOLE 508175 0 0
ALBERTSONS INC COM 013104104 22286 721823 SH SOLE 721823 0 0
AMERICAN COIN MERCHANT COM 02516B108 1280 431240 SH SOLE 431240 0 0
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 13877 93175 SH SOLE 93175 0 0
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORP COM 026609107 5488 102100 SH SOLE 102100 0 0
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 13867 126638 SH SOLE 126638 0 0
AMERON INTERNATIONAL CORP COM 030710107 2161 60773 SH SOLE 60773 0 0
AMETEK INC (NEW) COM 031100100 1720 89348 SH SOLE 89348 0 0
ANGELICA CORP COM 034663104 2313 232792 SH SOLE 232792 0 0
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC COM 035229103 7915 127144 SH SOLE 127144 0 0
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO COM 048825103 2423 28500 SH SOLE 28500 0 0
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC COM 053015103 2437 50500 SH SOLE 50500 0 0
BP AMOCO PLC ADRS COM 055622104 22739 427029 SH SOLE 427029 0 0
BALDOR ELECTRIC CO COM 057741100 388 21465 SH SOLE 21465 0 0
BANK OF AMERICA CORP COM 060505104 441 8410 SH SOLE 8410 0 0
BANK ONE CORP (NEW) COM 06423A103 11597 336131 SH SOLE 336131 0 0
BAUSCH & LOMB INC COM 071707103 209 4000 SH SOLE 4000 0 0
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COM 077853109 553 9051 SH SOLE 9051 0 0
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 662 14132 SH SOLE 14132 0 0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CV CL A COM 084670108 2860 50 SH SOLE 50 0 0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CLASS B COM 084670207 8234 4524 SH SOLE 4524 0 0
BILLING CONCEPTS COM 090063108 2435 346291 SH SOLE 346291 0 0
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 5075 87500 SH SOLE 87500 0 0
BURNS INTL SERVICES CORP COM 122374101 1349 128511 SH SOLE 128511 0 0
CIGNA CORP COM 125509109 472 6225 SH SOLE 6225 0 0
CENTEX CORP COM 152312104 545 22895 SH SOLE 22895 0 0
CHEVRON CORP COM 166751107 2868 31030 SH SOLE 31030 0 0
CHUBB CORP COM 171232101 11651 172450 SH SOLE 172450 0 0
CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 518 6700 SH SOLE 6700 0 0
CINTAS CORP COM 172908105 1916 48900 SH SOLE 48900 0 0
COCA-COLA COMPANY COM 191216100 1246 26550 SH SOLE 26550 0 0
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 11809 209468 SH SOLE 209468 0 0
COMDISCO INC COM 200336105 33595 761350 SH SOLE 761350 0 0
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTL INC COM 204912109 355 6000 SH SOLE 6000 0 0
CONEXANT SYSTEMS INC COM 207142100 281 3953 SH SOLE 3953 0 0
CONSOLIDATED PAPERS INC COM 209759109 12719 330900 SH SOLE 330900 0 0
CORNING INC. COM 219350105 11870 61183 SH SOLE 61183 0 0
COSTCO WHSL CORP (NEW) COM 22160K105 389 7400 SH SOLE 7400 0 0
COX COMMUNICATIONS INC CL A COM 224044107 922 19002 SH SOLE 19002 0 0
DIONEX CORP COM 254546104 1749 53091 SH SOLE 53091 0 0
DISNEY WALT CO COM 254687106 1920 46549 SH SOLE 46549 0 0
DONNELLEY RR & SONS CO COM 257867101 1413 67500 SH SOLE 67500 0 0
DOVER CORP COM 260003108 632 13200 SH SOLE 13200 0 0
DOW CHEMICAL CO COM 260543103 4047 35499 SH SOLE 35499 0 0
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO COM 263534109 668 12614 SH SOLE 12614 0 0
DUN & BRADSTREET CORP (NEW) COM 26483B106 11577 404425 SH SOLE 404425 0 0
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY COM 277461109 8400 154661 SH SOLE 154661 0 0
EDISON INTERNATIONAL COM 281020107 193 11624 SH SOLE 11624 0 0
EMERSON ELECTRIC COMPANY COM 291011104 1349 25400 SH SOLE 25400 0 0
ENHANCE FINANCIAL SERVICES COM 293310108 1392 98580 SH SOLE 98580 0 0
ENRON CORP COM 293561106 14380 192056 SH SOLE 192056 0 0
EQUIFAX INC COM 294429105 17892 708575 SH SOLE 708575 0 0
EXXON MOBIL CORP (NEW) COM 30231G102 8362 107296 SH SOLE 107296 0 0
FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS COM 303901102 2758 22485 SH SOLE 22485 0 0
FARR COMPANY COM 311648109 6157 360837 SH SOLE 360837 0 0
FANNIE MAE COM 313586109 334 5900 SH SOLE 5900 0 0
FINET.COM INC COM 317922300 13 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
FIRST DATA CORP COM 319963104 281 6335 SH SOLE 6335 0 0
FORTUNE BRANDS INC COM 349631101 4527 181080 SH SOLE 181080 0 0
FRANKLIN ELEC INC COM 353514102 1662 26017 SH SOLE 26017 0 0
GTE CORP COM 362320103 475 6691 SH SOLE 6691 0 0
GAINSCO INC COM 363127101 3037 511493 SH SOLE 511493 0 0
GANNETT COMPANY INC COM 364730101 1319 18740 SH SOLE 18740 0 0
GARTNER GROUP INC COM 366651107 9110 578400 SH SOLE 578400 0 0
GARTNER GROUP INC CL B COM 366651206 1897 142504 SH SOLE 142504 0 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 30948 198862 SH SOLE 198862 0 0
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION COM 370442105 262 3169 SH SOLE 3169 0 0
GENERAL MOTORS CORP CL H (NEW) COM 370442832 22087 177402 SH SOLE 177402 0 0
GILLETTE COMPANY COM 375766102 283 7510 SH SOLE 7510 0 0
GRILL CONCEPTS INC (NEW) COM 398502203 13 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
GULF OF CANADA RESOURCES COM 40218L305 2726 739130 SH SOLE 739130 0 0
HEINZ H J CO COM 423074103 1442 41360 SH SOLE 41360 0 0
HEWLETT-PACKARD CO COM 428236103 365 2750 SH SOLE 2750 0 0
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 435 6750 SH SOLE 6750 0 0
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC COM 438516106 790 15000 SH SOLE 15000 0 0
HORACE MANN EDUCATOR COM 440327104 8166 442903 SH SOLE 442903 0 0
HOST MARRIOT CORP COM 44107P104 348 39200 SH SOLE 39200 0 0
HOUSEHOLD INTL INC COM 441815107 861 23076 SH SOLE 23076 0 0
HUNT CORP COM 445591100 6850 766384 SH SOLE 766384 0 0
IHOP CORP NEW COM 449623107 5063 361624 SH SOLE 361624 0 0
IMS HEALTH INC COM 449934108 11259 664758 SH SOLE 664758 0 0
IDEX CORP COM 45167R104 2496 91605 SH SOLE 91605 0 0
INFORMATION RESOURCES INC COM 456905108 2260 282562 SH SOLE 282562 0 0
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 1426 10805 SH SOLE 10805 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE COM 459200101 1464 12406 SH SOLE 12406 0 0
INTL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES COM 459506101 1069 30500 SH SOLE 30500 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 6595 93874 SH SOLE 93874 0 0
KIMBERLY CLARK COM 494368103 23493 419044 SH SOLE 419044 0 0
KNIGHT RIDDER INC COM 499040103 231 4500 SH SOLE 4500 0 0
LILLY ELI & COMPANY COM 532457108 1228 19611 SH SOLE 19611 0 0
LITTELFUSE INC. COM 537008104 13258 361390 SH SOLE 361390 0 0
LUBRIZOL CORP COM 549271104 277 9600 SH SOLE 9600 0 0
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES COM 549463107 5438 88781 SH SOLE 88781 0 0
MCI WORLDCOM INC COM 55268B106 257 5667 SH SOLE 5667 0 0
MARKEL CORP COM 570535104 1557 10700 SH SOLE 10700 0 0
MEDIA GEN INC CL A COM 584404107 807 15400 SH SOLE 15400 0 0
MEDIAONE GROUP INC COM 58440J104 575 7100 SH SOLE 7100 0 0
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 839 13500 SH SOLE 13500 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 1415 13318 SH SOLE 13318 0 0
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG CO COM 604059105 385 4348 SH SOLE 4348 0 0
MORGAN J P & CO INC COM 616880100 1621 12300 SH SOLE 12300 0 0
MOTOROLA INC COM 620076109 13465 92225 SH SOLE 92225 0 0
NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC COM 651229106 309 12442 SH SOLE 12442 0 0
NORDSTROM INC COM 655664100 2894 98090 SH SOLE 98090 0 0
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 15334 439693 SH SOLE 439693 0 0
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 9389 256798 SH SOLE 256798 0 0
PHILADELPHIA CONS HLDG CO COM 717528103 697 47229 SH SOLE 47229 0 0
PHILADELPHIA CONS HLDG PFD CV PRF STK 717528301 948 130762 SH SOLE 130762 0 0
PHILIP MORRIS COMPANIES INC COM 718154107 3432 162462 SH SOLE 162462 0 0
PLAINS RES INC. COM PAR $0.10 726540503 329 26300 SH SOLE 26300 0 0
PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY COM 742718109 358 6340 SH SOLE 6340 0 0
RCB SMALL CAP FUND COM 742935687 450 28368 SH SOLE 28368 0 0
RCB GROWTH & INCOME FUND COM 742935695 590 40746 SH SOLE 40746 0 0
R H DONNELLEY CORP COM 74955W307 1594 93753 SH SOLE 93753 0 0
REYNOLDS & REYNOLDS CL-A COM 761695105 16757 620620 SH SOLE 620620 0 0
ROHN IND INC COM 775381106 2132 655956 SH SOLE 655956 0 0
T.ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZON FUND 779562107 684 21725 SH SOLE 21725 0 0
ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM CO PAR VALUE 1.25780257804 6698 115850 SH SOLE 115850 0 0
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 1551 36828 SH SOLE 36828 0 0
SARA LEE CORP COM 803111103 21465 1192502 SH SOLE 1192502 0 0
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 5042 135800 SH SOLE 135800 0 0
SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED COM 806857108 803 10500 SH SOLE 10500 0 0
SCOTT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 810022301 2494 132110 SH SOLE 132110 0 0
SEALED AIR CORP (NEW) COM 81211K100 630 11600 SH SOLE 11600 0 0
SEQUA CORP. CL A COM 817320104 988 24942 SH SOLE 24942 0 0
SERVICEMASTER CO COM 81760N109 11753 1044695 SH SOLE 1044695 0 0
SIGMA ALDRICH CORPORATION COM 826552101 13606 506278 SH SOLE 506278 0 0
SMART & FINAL INC COM 831683107 1099 147827 SH SOLE 147827 0 0
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM PLC ORD A COM 832378301 317 4800 SH SOLE 4800 0 0
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC COM 866810104 454 4840 SH SOLE 4840 0 0
SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES INTL INC COM 868168105 3290 103836 SH SOLE 103836 0 0
SYSCO CORP COM 871829107 1922 53200 SH SOLE 53200 0 0
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED COM 882508104 250 1560 SH SOLE 1560 0 0
TEXTRON INC COM 883203101 207 3400 SH SOLE 3400 0 0
THERMO ELECTRON CORP COM 883556102 1278 62725 SH SOLE 62725 0 0
TIME WARNER INC COM 887315109 18420 184204 SH SOLE 184204 0 0
TRICON GLOBAL RESTAURANTS INC COM 895953107 14799 476415 SH SOLE 476415 0 0
TRIPOS INC COM 896928108 3047 115530 SH SOLE 115530 0 0
TYCO INTL LTD (NEW) COM 902124106 595 11864 SH SOLE 11864 0 0
UCAR INTERNATIONAL INC COM 90262K109 9966 755716 SH SOLE 755716 0 0
UICI COM 902737105 839 126630 SH SOLE 126630 0 0
U S BANCORP DEL COM 902973106 422 19271 SH SOLE 19271 0 0
U S WEST INC (NEW) COM 91273H101 423 5826 SH SOLE 5826 0 0
UNITED GLOBAL COM IN CL A COM 913247508 1381 18400 SH SOLE 18400 0 0
UNOCAL CORP COM 915289102 3370 113270 SH SOLE 113270 0 0
V F CORP COM 918204108 2247 93362 SH SOLE 93362 0 0
VICORP RESTAURANTS INC COM 925817108 1754 84016 SH SOLE 84016 0 0
VODAFONE GROUP ADR COM 92857T107 7048 126845 SH SOLE 126845 0 0
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 966 17100 SH SOLE 17100 0 0
WARNER LAMBERT CO COM 934488107 20908 214032 SH SOLE 214032 0 0
WHITEHALL JEWELLERS INC COM 965063100 2520 107238 SH SOLE 107238 0 0
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC COM 969904101 55412 1787474 SH SOLE 1787474 0 0
WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD (BERG9618E107 7478 55751 SH SOLE 55751 0 0
SBS BROADCASTING SA COM L8137F102 7049 114615 SH SOLE 114615 0 0
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