Los Angeles in the Space Age
The atlas holds 69 people and 129 moments here, from 1957 to 2024. The most recorded lives are Jim Morrison, Ronald Reagan and Whitney Houston.
Notable people
Olivia de Havilland
in 1979
1 moment here
Olivia de Havilland was a British-American-French actress whose career ranged from California community theatre and Warner Bros.…
Olivia Hussey
from 1969 to 2024
4 moments here
British actress born in Argentina, best known for playing Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film Romeo and Juliet.…
Paul Walker
from 1973 to 2006
5 moments here
Paul William Walker IV was an American actor best known for playing Brian O'Conner in the Fast & Furious franchise.…
P. L. Travers
in 1961
1 moment here
Pamela Lyndon Travers, born Helen Lyndon Goff, was an Australian-British writer, actress, journalist, and creator of the Mary Poppins books.…
Prince
from 1981 to 2008
5 moments here
Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…
Ravi Shankar
in 1971
1 moment here
Indian sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar (1920–2012) was a leading exponent of Hindustani classical music whose performances, teaching, recordings,…
Richard Feynman
from 1959 to 1988
4 moments here
American theoretical physicist known for foundational work in quantum electrodynamics, the path-integral formulation of quantum mechanics, and…
Robin Williams
from 1977 to 1990
4 moments here
Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian, born in Chicago and raised in Illinois, Michigan, and California.…
Ronald Reagan
from 1957 to 2004
6 moments here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Selena
in 1994
1 moment here
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, known mononymously as Selena, was an American Tejano singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and business owner.…
Shinzo Abe
in 1978
1 moment here
Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020.…
Stanley Kubrick
in 1959
1 moment here
American filmmaker and photographer whose career began in New York photojournalism, expanded through Hollywood productions and European location…
Stephen Hawking
in 1974
1 moment here
English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author whose work on singularities, black-hole thermodynamics, and Hawking radiation reshaped modern…
Steve Irwin
in 2006
1 moment here
Australian zookeeper, conservationist, wildlife educator, and television personality known as the Crocodile Hunter.…
Sydney Brenner
in 1970
1 moment here
South African-born molecular biologist whose career moved from Johannesburg and Oxford to Cambridge, California, Singapore and other scientific…
Teresa Teng
in 1980
1 moment here
Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng (Teng Li-yun; 1953–1995) became one of the most influential popular vocalists in the Chinese-speaking world and across…
Tina Turner
from 1962 to 1982
3 moments here
Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock) was an American-born Swiss singer, songwriter, actress, and author.…
Tony Curtis
in 1999
1 moment here
American actor Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz) worked in film, television, theatre, and painting over a career spanning six decades.…
Tupac Shakur
in 1995
1 moment here
American rapper, actor, poet, and political activist, also known as 2Pac and Makaveli. His documented life included childhood in New York City and…
Walt Disney
in 1966
1 moment here
Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. His documented movements include childhood residences in…
Whitney Houston
from 1992 to 2012
5 moments here
American singer, actress, producer, and cultural icon known for recordings including “I Will Always Love You,” major world tours, film roles, and…
Moments
- 2004 Dies at Bel Air home Ronald Reagan
- 2004 Death at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Marlon Brando
- 2005 Presents at the Screen Actors Guild Awards Heath Ledger
- 2005 Into the Blue premiere Paul Walker
- 2006 81-point game Kobe Bryant
- 2006 Australia Week appearance at Pauley Pavilion Steve Irwin
- 2006 Eight Below premiere Paul Walker
- 2006 Golden Plate Award presentation Carlos Fuentes
- 2006 BET Awards performance Prince
- 2006 Wishful Drinking at Geffen Playhouse Carrie Fisher
- 2007 Love Letters AIDS benefit Elizabeth Taylor
- 2007 CAMIE award presentation Olivia Hussey
- 2007 MTV Movie Awards performance Amy Winehouse
- 2008 Tonight Show performance Prince
- 2009 Dies at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Michael Jackson
- 2011 Death at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Elizabeth Taylor
- 2011 MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit Chester Bennington
- 2012 Death at the Beverly Hilton Whitney Houston
- 2012 Final public performance Whitney Houston
- 2012 Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne Carrie Fisher
- 2013 Achilles injury game Kobe Bryant
- 2016 Honorary degree in Los Angeles Benigno Aquino III
- 2016 Final NBA game Kobe Bryant
- 2016 Hospitalization and death at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Carrie Fisher
- 2016 United Airlines Flight 935 from London Carrie Fisher
- 2017 Chris Cornell funeral performance Chester Bennington
- 2018 Memoir presentation at Vroman's Olivia Hussey
- 2024 Death in Los Angeles Glynis Johns
- 2024 Death at home in Los Angeles Olivia Hussey