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| | Born in McGregor, IA on Aug. 2, 1869. Varney was a retired Army officer who settled in Los Angeles in 1919 after service in WWI. He then worked briefly as an artist until ill health forced his retirement. He died of gangrene of the penis in San Luis Obispo, CA on April 9, 1924. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
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