Writers in Los Angeles
The atlas holds 19 people and 61 moments here, from 1913 to 2016. The most recorded lives are Ronald Reagan, Walt Disney and Albert Einstein.
Notable people
Ronald Reagan
from 1937 to 2004
12 moments here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Walt Disney
from 1923 to 1966
6 moments here
Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. His documented movements include childhood residences in…
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…
Charlie Chaplin
from 1913 to 1972
5 moments here
English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
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.…
Carrie Fisher
from 1956 to 2016
5 moments here
Carrie Frances Fisher was an American actress, writer, and public advocate, internationally known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films.…
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.…
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.…
Kobe Bryant
from 2006 to 2016
3 moments here
Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player who spent his entire 20-year NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers.…
Freddie Mercury
from 1982 to 1983
2 moments here
Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of Queen.…
Nelson Mandela
in 1990
1 moment here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
John F. Kennedy
in 1960
1 moment here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
Martin Luther King Jr.
in 1965
1 moment here
American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…
Salvador Dalí
in 1946
1 moment here
Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…
Gabriel García Márquez
in 1999
1 moment here
Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…
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…
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…
Douglas Adams
in 1983
1 moment here
English author, screenwriter and humourist best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.…
Gabriela Mistral
in 1946
1 moment here
Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…
Moments
- 1913 Arrives in Los Angeles for Keystone Charlie Chaplin
- 1916 Works at his Mutual studio Charlie Chaplin
- 1918 Occupies the completed Chaplin Studios Charlie Chaplin
- 1923 Move to Hollywood Walt Disney
- 1931 Attends City Lights premiere Albert Einstein
- 1931 Tours Universal Studios Albert Einstein
- 1931 Works at Caltech Albert Einstein
- 1932 Second Caltech winter Albert Einstein
- 1932 Returns to Los Angeles after world journey Charlie Chaplin
- 1933 Third Caltech winter Albert Einstein
- 1937 Lives in Hollywood Ronald Reagan
- 1937 Reports to Warner Bros. Ronald Reagan
- 1937 Snow White world premiere Walt Disney
- 1939 Snow White Academy Award Walt Disney
- 1939 Move to the Burbank studio Walt Disney
- 1941 Lives on Cordell Drive Ronald Reagan
- 1942 Assigned to Culver City film unit Ronald Reagan
- 1946 Chilean consul in Los Angeles Gabriela Mistral
- 1946 Works at Disney Studios Salvador Dalí
- 1949 Move to Holmby Hills Walt Disney
- 1952 Marries Nancy Davis Ronald Reagan
- 1952 Builds Pacific Palisades home Ronald Reagan
- 1956 Birth at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Carrie Fisher
- 1957 Moves to San Onofre Drive Ronald Reagan
- 1960 Accepted nomination in Los Angeles John F. Kennedy
- 1965 Visits Watts after rebellion Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1966 Death at St. Joseph Hospital Walt Disney
- 1972 Receives Honorary Academy Award Charlie Chaplin
- 1973 Birth in Glendale Paul Walker
- 1974 Year at Caltech Stephen Hawking
- 1977 Los Angeles comedy-club work Robin Williams
- 1981 Rolling Stones opening appearance Prince
- 1982 Final U.S. concerts Freddie Mercury
- 1983 Lived in Los Angeles Douglas Adams
- 1983 Recorded The Works in Los Angeles Freddie Mercury
- 1984 Opens Los Angeles Olympics Ronald Reagan
- 1985 Purple Rain Tour with guest artists Prince
- 1986 Co-hosting the 58th Academy Awards Robin Williams
- 1989 61st Academy Awards appearance Robin Williams
- 1989 Lives at Bel Air estate Ronald Reagan
- 1989 Returns to California after presidency Ronald Reagan
- 1990 62nd Academy Awards appearance Robin Williams
- 1990 Rallies supporters in Los Angeles Nelson Mandela
- 1995 Return to Los Angeles and Death Row Tupac Shakur
- 1999 Cancer treatment in Los Angeles Gabriel García Márquez
- 2001 Hospitalized after hip fracture Ronald Reagan
- 2001 The Fast and the Furious premiere Paul Walker
- 2003 2 Fast 2 Furious premiere Paul Walker
- 2004 Grammy Awards opening performance Prince
- 2004 Dies at Bel Air home Ronald Reagan