Los Angeles in the Interwar Period
The atlas holds 21 people and 42 moments here, from 1918 to 1939. The most recorded lives are Albert Einstein, Walt Disney and Amelia Earhart.
Notable people
Albert Einstein
from 1931 to 1933
5 moments here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Alfred Hitchcock
from 1938 to 1939
2 moments here
English filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980), known as the “Master of Suspense,” worked in British cinema before relocating to Hollywood in 1939.…
Amelia Earhart
from 1920 to 1937
4 moments here
American aviator and author. Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas, became a leading aviation pioneer, crossed the Atlantic as a passenger in 1928,…
Anthony Quinn
in 1936
1 moment here
Mexican-American actor, painter, sculptor, writer, and civil-rights supporter Anthony Quinn (Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca) worked in film,…
Bertrand Russell
in 1939
1 moment here
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, was an English philosopher, mathematician, logician, writer, and public campaigner.…
Charlie Chaplin
from 1918 to 1932
2 moments here
English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
Dolores del Río
from 1925 to 1928
2 moments 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…
Elizabeth Taylor
in 1939
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…
Frank Lloyd Wright
in 1920
1 moment here
American architect, designer, writer, and educator whose career spanned more than seven decades.…
Jiddu Krishnamurti
in 1928
1 moment here
Indian philosopher, speaker, and writer. Raised within the Theosophical Society, he became head of the Order of the Star in the East, dissolved it at…
John Steinbeck
in 1930
1 moment here
American novelist, journalist, and war correspondent whose life and work ranged from California’s Salinas Valley and Monterey Peninsula to wartime…
Judy Garland
in 1935
2 moments here
American actress, singer, and vaudevillian, born Frances Ethel Gumm. Garland rose from childhood vaudeville and MGM musical films to become a major…
Louis Armstrong
in 1930
1 moment here
American jazz trumpeter, vocalist, bandleader, and entertainer whose career transformed jazz solo performance and made him an international cultural…
Marilyn Monroe
from 1926 to 1935
2 moments here
American actress and model born Norma Jeane Mortenson. This chronology maps verified places where Monroe lived, worked, traveled, performed, filmed,…
Marlene Dietrich
from 1931 to 1934
2 moments here
German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (Marie Magdalene Dietrich) was born in Berlin and achieved international fame through stage,…
Olivia de Havilland
from 1934 to 1937
2 moments here
Olivia de Havilland was a British-American-French actress whose career ranged from California community theatre and Warner Bros.…
Paramahansa Yogananda
from 1925 to 1936
3 moments here
Indian and American Hindu monk, yogi, teacher, and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship and Yogoda Satsanga Society of India.…
Ronald Reagan
in 1937
2 moments here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Vivien Leigh
in 1939
1 moment here
British actress Vivien Leigh (born Vivian Mary Hartley) was acclaimed for stage work and for Academy Award-winning performances as Scarlett O'Hara in…
Walt Disney
from 1923 to 1939
4 moments here
Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. His documented movements include childhood residences in…
William Faulkner
in 1932
2 moments here
American novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose work was closely associated with Oxford and north Mississippi.…
Moments
- 1918 Occupies the completed Chaplin Studios Charlie Chaplin
- 1920 Hollyhock House site visit Frank Lloyd Wright
- 1920 First airplane ride Amelia Earhart
- 1921 First flying lesson Amelia Earhart
- 1923 Move to Hollywood Walt Disney
- 1925 Arrival in Hollywood Dolores del Río
- 1925 Mount Washington headquarters inauguration Paramahansa Yogananda
- 1926 Born at Los Angeles General Hospital Marilyn Monroe
- 1928 Speech at the Hollywood Bowl Jiddu Krishnamurti
- 1928 Dodge Brothers Hour appearance Dolores del Río
- 1930 Marriage in Los Angeles John Steinbeck
- 1930 Opening at Frank Sebastian's Cotton Club Louis Armstrong
- 1931 Attends City Lights premiere Albert Einstein
- 1931 Tours Universal Studios Albert Einstein
- 1931 Works at Caltech Albert Einstein
- 1931 Visit to Charlie Chaplin's set Marlene Dietrich
- 1932 Second Caltech winter Albert Einstein
- 1932 Hollywood screenwriting stays William Faulkner
- 1932 Arrival for MGM screenwriting work William Faulkner
- 1932 Returns to Los Angeles after world journey Charlie Chaplin
- 1933 Third Caltech winter Albert Einstein
- 1933 With Rajarsi Janakananda at headquarters Paramahansa Yogananda
- 1934 Hermia at the Hollywood Bowl Olivia de Havilland
- 1934 Restaurant visit with Maria Marlene Dietrich
- 1935 Los Angeles-to-Mexico City record flight Amelia Earhart
- 1935 MGM audition Judy Garland
- 1935 Vaudeville audition at the Orpheum Judy Garland
- 1935 Entered the Los Angeles Orphans Home Marilyn Monroe
- 1936 Early professional stage work Anthony Quinn
- 1936 Return to Mount Washington Paramahansa Yogananda
- 1937 Coronation ball with Errol Flynn Olivia de Havilland
- 1937 Second world-flight attempt: Burbank Amelia Earhart
- 1937 Lives in Hollywood Ronald Reagan
- 1937 Reports to Warner Bros. Ronald Reagan
- 1937 Snow White world premiere Walt Disney
- 1938 First meeting with David O. Selznick Alfred Hitchcock
- 1939 Professor at UCLA Bertrand Russell
- 1939 Travel to Los Angeles for Gone with the Wind Vivien Leigh
- 1939 Snow White Academy Award Walt Disney
- 1939 Relocation to Hollywood Alfred Hitchcock
- 1939 Relocation to Pasadena Elizabeth Taylor
- 1939 Move to the Burbank studio Walt Disney