Los Angeles in World War II
The atlas holds 13 people and 22 moments here, from 1939 to 1945. The most recorded lives are Sergei Rachmaninoff, Ronald Reagan and Walt Disney.
Notable people
Alfred Hitchcock
from 1939 to 1945
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.…
Bertrand Russell
in 1939
1 moment here
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, was an English philosopher, mathematician, logician, writer, and public campaigner.…
Elizabeth Taylor
from 1939 to 1940
2 moments here
British-American actress and HIV/AIDS activist. Born in London, Taylor moved to Southern California in 1939, became a major Hollywood star, worked…
Igor Stravinsky
from 1940 to 1941
2 moments here
Russian-born composer, conductor, and pianist who became a French citizen in 1934 and an American citizen in 1945.…
Joan Fontaine
in 1942
2 moments here
British-American actress Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland, professionally Joan Fontaine, was an Academy Award-winning performer known especially for…
Judy Garland
in 1941
1 moment here
American actress, singer, and vaudevillian, born Frances Ethel Gumm. Garland rose from childhood vaudeville and MGM musical films to become a major…
Katharine Hepburn
in 1941
1 moment here
American stage, film, and television actress whose career ran from 1928 to 1995. Hepburn was born in Hartford, Connecticut, educated at Bryn Mawr…
Marlene Dietrich
from 1940 to 1943
2 moments here
German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (Marie Magdalene Dietrich) was born in Berlin and achieved international fame through stage,…
Ronald Reagan
from 1941 to 1942
2 moments here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Sergei Rachmaninoff
from 1942 to 1943
3 moments here
Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Born in the Novgorod Governorate of the Russian Empire, he studied and worked chiefly in Saint…
Soong Mei-ling
in 1943
1 moment here
Soong Mei-ling, also known as Madame Chiang Kai-shek, was a Chinese political figure and wife of Chiang Kai-shek.…
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
in 1939
2 moments here
Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. His documented movements include childhood residences in…
Moments
- 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
- 1940 Family settlement in Beverly Hills Elizabeth Taylor
- 1940 Move to Los Angeles Igor Stravinsky
- 1940 Los Angeles portrait Marlene Dietrich
- 1941 Residence in West Hollywood Igor Stravinsky
- 1941 Residence in Bel Air Judy Garland
- 1941 First meeting with Spencer Tracy at MGM Katharine Hepburn
- 1941 Lives on Cordell Drive Ronald Reagan
- 1942 Assigned to Culver City film unit Ronald Reagan
- 1942 Academy Award for Suspicion Joan Fontaine
- 1942 Chinese Theatre handprints Joan Fontaine
- 1942 Moved to Beverly Hills Sergei Rachmaninoff
- 1942 Performance at the Hollywood Bowl Sergei Rachmaninoff
- 1943 Death in Beverly Hills Sergei Rachmaninoff
- 1943 Hollywood Bowl address Soong Mei-ling
- 1943 Hollywood Canteen anniversary Marlene Dietrich
- 1945 Consultation at the California Institute of Technology Alfred Hitchcock