Los Angeles in the Cold War
The atlas holds 56 people and 93 moments here, from 1947 to 1991. The most recorded lives are Jim Morrison, Ronald Reagan and Alfred Hitchcock.
Notable people
Ahmed Sékou Touré
from 1959 to 1979
2 moments here
Guinean nationalist, trade-union leader, and Guinea’s first president, serving from independence in 1958 until his death in 1984.…
Akira Kurosawa
in 1990
1 moment here
Japanese filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, editor, and painter. Kurosawa directed 30 feature films between 1943 and 1993, including Rashomon, Seven…
Alfred Hitchcock
from 1954 to 1980
4 moments here
English filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980), known as the “Master of Suspense,” worked in British cinema before relocating to Hollywood in 1939.…
Andy Warhol
in 1969
1 moment here
American artist and filmmaker whose work helped define Pop art. Born in Pittsburgh, Warhol studied there before moving to New York in 1949.…
Aretha Franklin
in 1972
1 moment here
American singer, pianist, songwriter, and civil-rights activist known as the “Queen of Soul.” Her documented movements span childhood relocations…
Audrey Hepburn
in 1991
1 moment here
British actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn (Audrey Kathleen Ruston) was born in Brussels, raised across Belgium, England and the Netherlands,…
Bruce Lee
in 1967
1 moment here
Bruce Lee (Lee Jun-fan) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist, actor, filmmaker, and founder of Jeet Kune Do.…
Carrie Fisher
in 1956
1 moment here
Carrie Frances Fisher was an American actress, writer, and public advocate, internationally known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films.…
Celia Cruz
in 1961
1 moment here
Celia Cruz was a Cuban-American singer celebrated internationally as the “Queen of Salsa.” Born in Havana, she rose to fame with Sonora Matancera,…
Charlie Chaplin
in 1972
1 moment here
English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
Dolores del Río
in 1960
1 moment here
Mexican actress Dolores del Río (María de los Dolores Asúnsolo y López Negrete) was a major star of silent-era Hollywood and the Golden Age of…
Douglas Adams
in 1983
1 moment here
English author, screenwriter and humourist best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.…
Elizabeth Taylor
in 1950
1 moment here
British-American actress and HIV/AIDS activist. Born in London, Taylor moved to Southern California in 1939, became a major Hollywood star, worked…
Elvis Presley
in 1968
1 moment here
American singer and actor Elvis Aaron Presley, widely known as the “King of Rock and Roll.” Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, he grew up in Memphis,…
Federico Fellini
from 1970 to 1985
2 moments here
Italian film director and screenwriter whose career developed from caricature and comic writing in Rimini and Rome into internationally influential…
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
in 1973
1 moment here
Ivorian physician and politician who became the first president of Côte d’Ivoire, serving from independence in 1960 until his death in 1993.…
Freddie Mercury
from 1982 to 1983
2 moments here
Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of Queen.…
Glynis Johns
in 1964
1 moment here
British actress, dancer and singer whose stage and screen career ran from childhood performances in Britain to Broadway and later American work.…
Grace Kelly
in 1952
1 moment here
American actress Grace Patricia Kelly became an internationally prominent film star in the early 1950s, then Princess of Monaco after her 1956…
Igor Stravinsky
from 1948 to 1962
3 moments here
Russian-born composer, conductor, and pianist who became a French citizen in 1934 and an American citizen in 1945.…
Jim Morrison
from 1965 to 1971
9 moments here
James Douglas “Jim” Morrison was an American singer, songwriter, poet, and lead vocalist of the Doors.…
Joan Fontaine
in 1975
1 moment here
British-American actress Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland, professionally Joan Fontaine, was an Academy Award-winning performer known especially for…
John F. Kennedy
in 1960
1 moment here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
John Lennon
from 1970 to 1974
3 moments here
English musician, songwriter, artist and peace activist; co-founder of the Beatles. This chronology records documented physical presence at…
Moments
- 1947 University of Southern California admission Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1948 Return with Craft to Los Angeles Igor Stravinsky
- 1948 Arrival in Hollywood Tony Curtis
- 1949 Move to Holmby Hills Walt Disney
- 1950 First SRF World Convocation Paramahansa Yogananda
- 1950 Marriage to Conrad Hilton Jr. Elizabeth Taylor
- 1951 All Stars concert in Pasadena Louis Armstrong
- 1952 Conducting Cantata premiere Igor Stravinsky
- 1952 Final banquet and death Paramahansa Yogananda
- 1952 Marries Nancy Davis Ronald Reagan
- 1952 Builds Pacific Palisades home Ronald Reagan
- 1952 MGM audition Grace Kelly
- 1954 Rear Window production at Paramount Studios Alfred Hitchcock
- 1954 Post-state-visit stop in Los Angeles Syngman Rhee
- 1955 Move to Hollywood Stanley Kubrick
- 1956 Birth at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Carrie Fisher
- 1957 Moves to San Onofre Drive Ronald Reagan
- 1957 Los Angeles banquet Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1959 State-visit stop in Los Angeles Ahmed Sékou Touré
- 1959 Nanotechnology lecture Richard Feynman
- 1959 Beverly Hills family home Stanley Kubrick
- 1959 Los Angeles studio visit Nikita Khrushchev
- 1959 American television debut Miriam Makeba
- 1960 Return to Hollywood for Flaming Star Dolores del Río
- 1960 Accepted nomination in Los Angeles John F. Kennedy
- 1960 Marriage to Gweneth Howarth Richard Feynman
- 1961 Solo recital at the Hollywood Palladium Celia Cruz
- 1961 Moved back to Los Angeles Marilyn Monroe
- 1961 Disney negotiations in Los Angeles P. L. Travers
- 1961 Hollywood Bowl concert Judy Garland
- 1962 Hitchcock–Truffaut interviews Alfred Hitchcock
- 1962 Move to Los Angeles Tina Turner
- 1962 Died at her Brentwood home Marilyn Monroe
- 1962 Return to Los Angeles after touring Igor Stravinsky
- 1964 Marriage to Elliott Arnold Glynis Johns
- 1965 Living in Venice Beach Jim Morrison
- 1965 UCLA graduation and Venice Beach visit Jim Morrison
- 1965 Move back to Los Angeles Maya Angelou
- 1965 Witness to the Watts riots Maya Angelou
- 1965 Formation meeting with Ray Manzarek Jim Morrison
- 1965 Visits Watts after rebellion Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1965 World Pacific Studios demo Jim Morrison
- 1966 London Fog residency Jim Morrison
- 1966 Whisky a Go Go opening engagement Jim Morrison
- 1966 Whisky a Go Go firing Jim Morrison
- 1966 Death at St. Joseph Hospital Walt Disney
- 1967 Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute in Los Angeles Chinatown Bruce Lee
- 1968 Recording the '68 Comeback Special Elvis Presley
- 1968 Hollywood Bowl performance Jim Morrison
- 1969 Residence at 10050 Cielo Drive Olivia Hussey