1930 CENSUS

Edmund Goulding

(1891-1959)

Film director

The Old Maid (1939)

 Edmund Goulding (left) with Jean Harlow, Edmund Lowe and George Cukor on the set of Dinner at Eight (1933)

Castle Argyle Arms Apartment

1919 N. Argyle Avenue

Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California

Rent, $350

Radio

Census taken on April 14, 1930

HOUSEHOLD RESIDENTS*

1. Edmund C. Goulding (head), 39 / England (1915) / Director and writer / Motion pictures.

NOTE: This is a private residence. Please DO NOT disturb the occupants.

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* Information includes relationship to head of household, age / place of birth (year of arrival in this country, if applicable) / occupation / industry.

The preceeding text is taken from my book, Celebrities in the 1930 Census (McFarland & Co., Inc., 2008). This directory provides an extensive listing of household information collected for over 2,265 famous or notorious individuals who were alive during the 1930 United States Census. Please note: The above photographs do not appear in the book.

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1930 CENSUS

Elmo Lincoln

(1889-1952)

né Otto Elmo Linkenhelt

Silent film actor

Tarzan in Tarzan of the Apes (1918)

Bradford Arms Apartments (now The Avondale)

1825 N. Cahuenga Avenue

Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California

Rent, $55

Radio

Census taken on unsourced date in April 1930

HOUSEHOLD RESIDENTS*

1. Otto E. Linkenhelt (head), 41 / divorced / Indiana / Miner / Mining.

NOTE: This is a private residence. Please DO NOT disturb the occupants.

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* Information includes relationship to head of household, age / place of birth (year of arrival in this country, if applicable) / occupation / industry.

The preceeding text is taken from my book, Celebrities in the 1930 Census (McFarland & Co., Inc., 2008). This directory provides an extensive listing of household information collected for over 2,265 famous or notorious individuals who were alive during the 1930 United States Census. Please note: The above photographs do not appear in the book.

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1930 CENSUS

Jack Oakie

(1903-1978)

Film actor

Benzini Napaloni in The Great Dictator (1940)

 1754 Taft Avenue

Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California

Rent, $175

no Radio

Census taken on April 8, 1930

HOUSEHOLD RESIDENTS*

1. Jack Oakie (head), 26 / Missouri / Actor / Motion pictures.
2. Evelyn Offield (mother), 60 / widowed / Virginia / None.

NOTE: This is a private residence. Please DO NOT disturb the occupants.

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* Information includes relationship to head of household, age / place of birth (year of arrival in this country, if applicable) / occupation / industry.

The preceeding text is taken from my book, Celebrities in the 1930 Census (McFarland & Co., Inc., 2008). This directory provides an extensive listing of household information collected for over 2,265 famous or notorious individuals who were alive during the 1930 United States Census. Please note: The above photographs do not appear in the book.

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1930 CENSUS

William Farnum

(1876-1953)

Stage and film actor

King Arthur in A Connecticut Yankee (1931)

1523 N. McCadden Place

Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California

Rent, $70

Radio

Census taken on April 7, 1930

HOUSEHOLD RESIDENTS*

1. William Farnum (head), 53 / Massachusetts / Actor / Motion pictures.

NOTE: This is a private residence. Please DO NOT disturb the occupants.

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* Information includes relationship to head of household, age / place of birth (year of arrival in this country, if applicable) / occupation / industry.

The preceeding text is taken from my book, Celebrities in the 1930 Census (McFarland & Co., Inc., 2008). This directory provides an extensive listing of household information collected for over 2,265 famous or notorious individuals who were alive during the 1930 United States Census. Please note: The above photographs do not appear in the book.

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1930 CENSUS

Louella Parsons

(1881-1972)

née Louella Rose Oettinger

Journalist and gossip columnist

Herself in Hollywood Hotel (1937)

Villa Carlotta Apartments

5959 Franklin Avenue

Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California

 Rent, $250

Radio

Census taken on April 12, 1930

HOUSEHOLD RESIDENTS*

1. Harry W. Martin (head), 40 / South Dakota / Surgeon / Medicine.
2. Louella O. Martin (wife), 38 / Illinois / Editor / Newspaper.
3. Harriet O. Parsons (step-daughter), 23 / Iowa / Writer / Magazine.

NOTE: This is a private residence. Please DO NOT disturb the occupants.

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* Information includes relationship to head of household, age / place of birth (year of arrival in this country, if applicable) / occupation / industry.

The preceeding text is taken from my book, Celebrities in the 1930 Census (McFarland & Co., Inc., 2008). This directory provides an extensive listing of household information collected for over 2,265 famous or notorious individuals who were alive during the 1930 United States Census. Please note: The above photographs do not appear in the book.

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1930 CENSUS

Ken Maynard

(1895-1973)

Film actor

Ken in Tombstone Canyon (1932)

Afton Arms Apartments 

6141 Afton Place

Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California

 Rent, $30

Radio

Census taken on April 3, 1930

HOUSEHOLD RESIDENTS*

1. Ken Maynard (head), 32 / Texas / Actor / Motion pictures.
2. Mary Maynard (wife), 30 / Indiana / None.

NOTE: This is a private residence. Please DO NOT disturb the occupants.

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* Information includes relationship to head of household, age / place of birth (year of arrival in this country, if applicable) / occupation / industry.

The preceeding text is taken from my book, Celebrities in the 1930 Census (McFarland & Co., Inc., 2008). This directory provides an extensive listing of household information collected for over 2,265 famous or notorious individuals who were alive during the 1930 United States Census. Please note: The above photographs do not appear in the book.

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1930 CENSUS

Betty White

(b. 1922)

Television actress

Rose Nylan on The Golden Girls (1985-1992)

454 N. Harper Avenue

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

 Owned, $10,000

Radio

Census taken on April 17, 1930

HOUSEHOLD RESIDENTS*

1. Horace L. White (head), 36 / Michigan / Salesman / Electrical.
2. Tess White (wife), 30 / Illinois / None.
3. Betty White (daughter), 8 / Illinois / None.

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NOTE: This is a private residence. Please DO NOT disturb the occupants.

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* Information includes relationship to head of household, age / place of birth (year of arrival in this country, if applicable) / occupation / industry.

The preceeding text is taken from my book, Celebrities in the 1930 Census (McFarland & Co., Inc., 2008). This directory provides an extensive listing of household information collected for over 2,265 famous or notorious individuals who were alive during the 1930 United States Census. Please note: The above photographs do not appear in the book.

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1930 CENSUS

Lon Chaney

(1883-1930)

Film actor

Erik in The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

203 South Mansfield Avenue

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

 Rent, $225

Radio

Census taken on April 14, 1930

HOUSEHOLD RESIDENTS*

1. Lon F. Chaney (head), 47 / Colorado / Actor / Movie studio
2. Hazel Chaney (wife), 42 / California / None.
3. John F. Jeske (chauffeur), 39 / Germany (1912) / Chauffeur / Private family.

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* Information includes relationship to head of household, age / place of birth (year of arrival in this country, if applicable) / occupation / industry.

The preceeding text is taken from my recent book, Celebrities in the 1930 Census (McFarland & Co., Inc., 2008). This directory provides an extensive listing of household information collected for over 2,265 famous or notorious individuals who were alive during the 1930 United States Census. Please note: The above photographs do not appear in the book.

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1930 CENSUS

According to the census, actresses Bonita Granville, Ethel Grey Terry and Beryl Mercer lived in the same apartment building in April 1930. At that time the building was called The Aloha Apartment Hotel – today it is the Leland Building and is sadly a shadow of its former appearance.

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The Aloha Apartment Hotel

6731 Leland Way

Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California

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 Bonita Granville

(1923-1988)

Film Actress

Mary Tilford in These Three (1936)

Rent, $110

Radio

Census date unknown

HOUSEHOLD RESIDENTS*

1. Bernard Granville (head), 41 / Illinois / None.
2. Rosina Granville (wife), 35 / Illinois / None.
3. Bonita J. Granville (daughter), 7 / New York / None.

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NOTE: Bonita’s father, Bernard “Bunny” Granville was an actor and vaudevillian. In 1930 he appeared in two films, yet he is listed as having no profession.

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Ethel Grey Terry

(1882-1931)

Silent Film Actress

Rose in The Penalty (1920)

Rent, $60

Radio

Census date unknown

HOUSEHOLD RESIDENTS*

1. Carl Gerard (head), 44 / Denmark (1899) / None [silent film actor].
2. Ethel Grey Terry (wife), 36 / California / Actress / Moving pictures.

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Beryl Mercer

(1882-1939)

Stage and Film Actress

Queen Victoria in The Little Princess (1939)

Rent, $65

no Radio

Census taken on April 10, 1930

HOUSEHOLD RESIDENTS*

1. Beryl Mercer (head), 47 / Spain (1915) / Actress / Motion pictures.
2. Jean Herbert (daughter), 12 / New York / None.

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The Penthouse??

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* Information includes relationship to head of household, age / place of birth (year of arrival in this country, if applicable) / occupation / industry.

The preceeding text is taken from my book, Celebrities in the 1930 Census (McFarland & Co., Inc., 2008). This directory provides an extensive listing of household information collected for over 2,265 famous or notorious individuals who were alive during the 1930 United States Census. Please note: The above photographs do not appear in the book.

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1930 CENSUS

Carmel Myers

(1899-1980)

Film actress

Iras in Ben-Hur (1925)

621 Arden Drive

Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California

Owned, $50,000

Radio

Census taken on April 23, 1930

HOUSEHOLD RESIDENTS*

1. Ralph Blum (head), 35 / United States / no data.
2. Carmel Blum (wife), 25 / California / Actress / Motion pictures.
3. Lillian Lang (servant), 24 / New York / Maid / Private family.
4. Arthur Lang (servant), 39 / Louisianna / Butler / Private family.

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NOTE: If biographical records are correct and Ms Myers was born in 1899, she fibbed to the government and subtracted seven years from her age. She would actually be 31 years old at this time.

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* Information includes relationship to head of household, age / place of birth (year of arrival in this country, if applicable) / occupation / industry.

The preceeding text is taken from my recent book, Celebrities in the 1930 Census (McFarland & Co., Inc., 2008). This directory provides an extensive listing of household information collected for over 2,265 famous or notorious individuals who were alive during the 1930 United States Census. Please note: The above photographs do not appear in the book.

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