Biography from AskART:
| | He arrived in Los Angeles as a small child and grew up there. After graduating from the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, he was the architect of Temple Shalom of Santa Monica and Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills. He also did set designs for RKO, 20th Century, and other movie studios. For his civic work, a grove of trees was named for him in Pan Pacific Park. He died in Los Angeles on April 26, 1983. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Interview with the artist or his/her family; Los Angeles Times, 4-29-1983 (obituary). | | 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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