Sunday, July 14, 2013

Dead French in L.A.: Actress & Teacher Lilyan Chauvin 2008

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Lilyan Chauvin (August 6, 1925 – June 26, 2008),[1] born Lilyan Zemoz, was a French-American actress, television host, director, writer,...

Dead French in L.A.: Filmmaker Gaston Melies OPENS Santa Paula Movie Studio 1911

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Gaston Méliès (February 12, 1852 – April 9, 1915) was the brother of the famous French film director Georges Méliès. He also produced an...
Saturday, July 13, 2013

Dead French in L.A.: Author Anais Nin Dies in L.A. 1977

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Anaïs Nin (Spanish pronunciation: [anaˈiz ˈnin]; born Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell, February 21, 1903 – Janua...

Dead French in L.A.: Sam "Frenchie" Marx 1933 Father of the Marx Brothers

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Samuel Marx , born Simon Marx,[1] (October 23, 1859 – May 10, 1933)[1] was the husband of Minnie Marx, and father of the Marx Brothers. ...

Dead French in L.A.: Director Louis J. Gasnier 1963 "Reefer Madness"

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Louis J. Gasnier (15 September 1875 – 15 February 1963) was a French film director. THE PERILS OF PAULINE (1914) Born in Paris,...

Dead French in L.A.: Mayor Damien Marchesseault Suicide 1868 City Hall

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Damien Marchesseault (or Marchesseau) (April 1, 1818 – January 20, 1868) was the seventh Mayor of Los Angeles from May 9, 1859 to May 9,...

Dead French in L.A.: Philip Fritz BUILDS Jean Bernard's Victorian Houses 1866-1888

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Part of the Chinatown Heritage and Visitors Center, this Victorian house was built by an emigrant from Alsace, France named Philip Fritz...
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