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| | Born in Neosho County, KS on Feb. 11, 1890. Ellis moved to Los Angeles in 1919. Due to the Depression, poverty and ill health, he committed suicide in Los Angeles on Jan. 25, 1939. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Death Record; LA Times, 1-26-1939 (obit). | | Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here. |
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