Saturday, February 28, 2015

THE HOME OF

This bungalow in North Hollywood was once the home of B-western heavy Stanley Blystone and his wife, silent screen supporting player Alma Tell. Alma died in 1937 aged only 39. Blystone himself passed away at the the age of 61 in 1956. The address of the home is 4513 Farmdale Ave.


THE HOME OF

Nearly hidden behind a hedge in the Silver Lake district of Los Angeles is the former home of silent movie western star Jack Perrin, who lived here in the 1940s. The address is 1414 Maltman Ave.



Friday, February 27, 2015

THE HOME OF

Nearly hidden behind old trees on a quiet street in Encino, CA, is the former home of Republic Pictures ace villain Roy Barcroft. Every Saturday Matinee kid's favorite henchman, Barcroft resided here when dying of cancer at the Motion Picture Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, CA.


THE HOME OF

Located on North Kilkea Ave., about a block south of Melrose in Hollywood, this home was once owned by B-Western boss heavy Hooper Atchley, who resided here with his wife Violet when committing suicide age 56 in 1943. 



Hooper Atchley and Barbara Pepper in Portia on Trial (1938)



THE HOME OF

The North Hollywood home of perennial B Western performer Tom London, aka Leonard Clapham. London lived here in the 1949s when appearing in almost every Republic feature or serial made at the time.





Monday, February 23, 2015

The home of

About to be leveled: the Sherman Oaks, CA, home of flamboyant character actor (The Robe) Jay Robinson (1930-2013), who died here of congestive heart failure.


The home of

36j50 Crestmont Ave, Los Angeles, Ca
The home of silent screen comic Mack Swain (1876-1935) and located not too far from the Mack Sennett studios in what is today Glendale.